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What is the Kanji for 'Publish' and 'Edition'? | 刊

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.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Publish, Edition

    Reading

    onyomiかん

    kan

    Parts

    Dry Sword (刀)

    Example Word

    週刊: weekly. The Japanese noun '週刊 (しゅうかん)' means 'weekly'. It is commonly used to refer to publications, such as magazines or newspapers, that are issued once a week. For example: I read a weekly magazine「週刊誌を読みます」(しゅうかんしをよみます). This is a weekly newspaper「これは週刊新聞です」(これはしゅうかんしんぶんです). The term can also be used more broadly to describe anything that occurs or is published on a weekly basis.

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    5

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    5

    Frequency

    1585

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Dry

    radical

    Meaning

    Sword

    Radical Form Of

Words Using

This kanji is used in 6 words:

    word

    週刊誌

    Meaning

    Weekly magazine

    word

    夕刊

    Meaning

    Evening newspaper

    word

    月刊

    Meaning

    Monthly

    word

    刊行

    Meaning

    Publication

    word

    Meaning

    Publication

    word

    週刊

    Meaning

    Weekly

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 7 kanji contain the part 干 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Half

    kanji

    Meaning

    Flat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Beach

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sweat

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eaves, House counter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Trunk, Main

    kanji

    Meaning

    Liver

Kanji Related to Through the Part

These 26 kanji contain the part 刂 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Before, Front

    kanji

    Meaning

    Return

    kanji

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

    kanji

    Meaning

    Separate

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reach, Arrival

    kanji

    Meaning

    System, Control

    kanji

    Meaning

    Rule

    kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Split

    kanji

    Meaning

    Judge, Stamp

    kanji

    Meaning

    File

    kanji

    Meaning

    Secondary

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sword

    kanji

    Meaning

    Printing

    kanji

    Meaning

    Engrave

    kanji

    Meaning

    Drama

    kanji

    Meaning

    Create

    kanji

    Meaning

    Punish

    kanji

    Meaning

    Plane, Cut by chipping

    kanji

    Meaning

    Surplus

    kanji

    Meaning

    Stab

    kanji

    Meaning

    Group, Squad

    kanji

    Meaning

    Divide, Cut up

    kanji

    Meaning

    Medicine, Dose

    kanji

    Meaning

    Reap, Clip

    kanji

    Meaning

    Strength, Sturdy

    kanji

    Meaning

    Temple

Learn the Kanji

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What does 刊 mean?

刊 means 'Publish' and 'Edition'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

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