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The Kanji Map

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

Composition: 𠦝 人 干

幹

Radical

Radical: 干

Reading: かん

Meaning: pestle

Strokes: 3

⼲

Examples

Examples with audio

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

Onyomi Examples

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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