6-letter words containing n, k
- kahuna — (in Hawaii) a native medicine man or priest.
- kainga — Maori village.
- kaizen — a business philosophy or system that is based on making positive changes on a regular basis, as to improve productivity.
- kalgan — Zhangjiakou.
- kalian — a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
- kalong — a large flying fox of Southeast Asia.
- kamina — a city in S Zaire.
- kamsin — Alternative spelling of khamsin.
- kanaka — a native Hawaiian.
- kanara — a region in SW India, on the Deccan Plateau. About 60,000 sq. mi. (155,400 sq. km).
- kanban — a just-in-time method of inventory control, originally developed in Japanese automobile factories.
- kangha — the comb traditionally worn by Sikhs as a symbol of their religious and cultural loyalty: originally worn to keep the hair clean
- kangri — A small wicker-covered clay pot containing hot coals, worn under clothing in Kashmir to warm the skin.
- kankan — a city in E Guinea.
- kannur — a port in N Kerala, in SW India, on the Arabian Sea.
- kanone — a person who is an expert skier.
- kanoon — A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, harp, or sackbut having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.
- kanpur — a city in S Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges River.
- kansan — a native or inhabitant of Kansas.
- kansas — a tyrannical king killed by Krishna.
- kantar — (in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
- kantha — a type of Bengali embroidered quilt
- kantor — MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
- kanuka — a New Zealand myrtaceous tree, Leptospermum Ericoides, with aromatic leaves
- kanuri — a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
- kaolin — a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- kaonic — of or relating to a kaon
- kaplan — Mordecai Menahem [mawr-di-kahy mey-nuh-hem,, muh-nah-hem] /ˈmɔr dɪˌkaɪ ˈmeɪ nəˌhɛm,, məˈnɑ hɛm/ (Show IPA), 1881–1983, U.S. religious leader and educator, born in Lithuania: founder of the Reconstructionist movement in Judaism.
- kapton — a strong, lightweight plastic resistant to high temperatures, used primarily by the aerospace industry to make thin sheets of insulation
- karman — Theodore von, Von Kármán, Theodore.
- karnak — a village in E Egypt, on the Nile: the northern part of the ruins of ancient Thebes.
- karnal — A large, straight brass ceremonial trumpet played in parts of Northern India and Nepal.
- karuna — the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
- karyon — (cytology) The nucleus of a cell.
- kasten — Plural form of kast.
- katana — A long, single-edged sword used by Japanese samurai.
- kation — a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- kaunas — a city in S central Lithuania.
- kaunda — Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
- kazvin — a city in NW Iran, NW of Teheran: capital of Persia in the 16th century.
- kearns — a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
- kearny — Philip, 1814–62, U.S. general.
- keaton — Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
- kedron — Kidron.
- keegan — Kevin. born 1951, English footballer and manager; his clubs included Liverpool, Hamburg, and Newcastle United whom he also managed; played for England (1972–82), scoring 21 goals in 63 games, and managed them (1999–2000); European Footballer of the Year (1978, 1979)
- keened — a wailing lament for the dead.
- keener — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- keiren — type of track cycling event
- keirin — a cycling race originating in Japan, in which groups of cyclists follow a pacesetter and then sprint for the last part of the race