Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N2
855 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 5
Meaning: publish, carve, engrave
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: カン
Composition: 干 刂
Radical: 刀
Reading: りっとう
Meaning: knife, sword
Strokes: 2
朝刊(ちょうかん) morning newspaper
夕刊(ゆうかん) evening paper
新刊書(しんかんしょ) new book, new publication
創刊号(そうかんごう) first edition, first printing
週刊誌(しゅうかんし) weekly publication
月刊誌(げっかんし) monthly publication
季刊誌(きかんし) quarterly publication
刊行する(かんこうする) publish, issue
刊 (カン) publication, edition (e.g. morning, evening, special), published in (year), publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
刊行 (カンコウ) publication, issue
週刊 (シュウカン) weekly publication
休刊 (キュウカン) suspension of publication