Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: りっとう

Meaning: knife, sword

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

(ちょうかん)   morning newspaper

(ゆうかん)   evening paper

書(しんかんしょ)   new book, new publication

号(そうかんごう)   first edition, first printing

誌(しゅうかんし)   weekly publication

誌(げっかんし)   monthly publication

誌(きかんし)   quarterly publication

行する(かんこうする)   publish, issue

Onyomi Examples

カン publication, edition (e.g. morning, evening, special), published in (year), publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)

カンコウ publication, issue

シュウカン weekly publication

キュウカン suspension of publication