Kanji

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

Radical:

Reading: かん

Meaning: pestle

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

事(かんじ)   party coordinator

部(かんぶ)   executive, leader

線道路(かんせんどうろ)   main road, main thoroughfare

(こんかん)   basis, nucleus, root and branch

(しゅかん)   chief editor

線(しんかんせん)   bullet train , Shinkansen

(みき)   (tree) trunk

Onyomi Examples

ミキ (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base

カンジ executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements

シュカン chief editor, managing editor, manager, person in charge

キカン mainstay, nucleus, key

Kunyomi Examples

みき (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base