What is the Kanji for "Publish" and "Edition"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Publish" and "Edition", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Publish" and "Edition" is "刊".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Kan".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "干" means "Dry" and can be read as "Hi", "Kan", and "Ho". And The radical "刂" means "Sword" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "刊" mean in japanese?

"刊" means "Publish" and "Edition".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

週刊誌: "Weekly magazine". The Japanese word '週刊誌 (しゅうかんし)' refers to a weekly magazine or publication. These types of magazines are published on a regular weekly schedule, typically containing news, entertainment, and other informational content. They are a popular form of media in Japan. For example: I read the latest issue of the weekly magazine - (週刊誌の最新号を読んだ).

夕刊: "Evening paper". The noun '夕刊 (ゆうかん)' refers to an evening newspaper or newspaper edition. It is a publication that is typically published and distributed in the late afternoon or early evening hours, containing news and information relevant to the day's events. Evening papers provide readers with the latest updates and analysis before the day ends. For example: I bought the evening paper to read the latest news - (私は最新ニュースを読むために夕刊を買いました).

月刊: "Monthly". The noun '月刊 (げっかん)' means 'monthly'. It is used to describe something that occurs or is published once a month. For example: This is a monthly magazine - (これは月刊誌です). The magazine comes out monthly - (その雑誌は月刊で発行されている).

刊行: "Publication". The noun '刊行 (かんこう)' means 'publication'. This word refers to the act of preparing and issuing printed material, such as a book, magazine, or newspaper, for public distribution. It implies an official or formal process of making a work publicly available. For example: The new book was just published - (新しい本が刊行されました). The company plans to publish a report next month - (会社は来月レポートを刊行する予定です).

刊: "Publication". The suffix '刊 (かん)' is used to indicate something related to publishing or the publication of printed material. It is commonly seen in words like 新聞刊行 (しんぶんかんこう) meaning 'newspaper publication', and 書籍刊行 (しょせきかんこう) meaning 'book publication'. This suffix emphasizes that the word is connected to the act of publishing or distributing a printed work.

週刊: "Weekly". The Japanese noun '週刊 (しゅうかん)' means 'weekly'. It refers to something that is published or occurring once a week, such as a magazine or newspaper. For example: This is a weekly magazine - (これは週刊誌です). I read the weekly news - (私は週刊ニュースを読みます).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ん" is read as "n".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.