Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N1
364 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 13
Meaning: tree trunk, main part, talent, capability
Kunyomi: みき
Onyomi: カン
Radical: 干
Reading: かん
Meaning: pestle
Strokes: 3
幹事(かんじ) party coordinator
幹部(かんぶ) executive, leader
幹線道路(かんせんどうろ) main road, main thoroughfare
根幹(こんかん) basis, nucleus, root and branch
主幹(しゅかん) chief editor
新幹線(しんかんせん) bullet train , Shinkansen
幹(みき) (tree) trunk
幹 (ミキ) (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
幹事 (カンジ) executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements
主幹 (シュカン) chief editor, managing editor, manager, person in charge
基幹 (キカン) mainstay, nucleus, key
幹 (みき) (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base