刊

publish, carve, engrave

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:5
JLPT:N2
Frequency:855

Vocabulary

カン

WordReadingMeaning
刊行カンコウpublication; issue
季刊キカンquarterly publication
休刊キュウカンsuspension of publication
週刊シュウカンweekly publication
週刊誌シュウカンシweekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal

Other

WordReadingMeaning
月刊げっかんmonthly publication; monthly issue
日刊にっかんdaily publication; daily issue
発刊はっかんpublication; issue; launching (a publication)
夕刊ゆうかんevening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
復刊ふっかんreissue; putting back in print

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

刑
punish, penalty, sentence, punishment
Grade 8JLPT 1
判
judgement, seal, signature, stamp
Grade 5JLPT 3
制
system, law, rule
Grade 5JLPT 3
末
end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Grade 4JLPT 3
井
well, well crib, town, community
Grade 4JLPT 1
干
dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Grade 6JLPT 2
未
un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Grade 4JLPT 3
利
profit, advantage, benefit
Grade 4JLPT 3
型
mould, type, model
Grade 5JLPT 2
朱
vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody
Grade 8JLPT 1