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Kanji Detail for 刊 - "to publish, to carve, to print"

刊

  • Meaning

    刊 means "to publish, to carve, to print."

    1. Publish - To issue for public distribution.

    2. Print - To produce books or newspapers.

    3. Carve - To cut into; to engrave.

    4. Delete - To remove; to cut out.

  • Words using 刊

    • 週刊 しゅうかん Listen weekly publication
    • 創刊 そうかん Listen foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching
    • 朝刊 ちょうかん Listen morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
    • 刊行 かんこう Listen publication; issue
    • 夕刊 ゆうかん Listen evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
    • 月刊 げっかん Listen monthly publication; monthly issue
    • 日刊 にっかん Listen daily publication; daily issue
    • 新刊 しんかん Listen new book; new publication

  • Tattoo check: 刊

    • Verified meaning: to publish, to carve, to print
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    publish; carve; engrave

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    publication, periodical; publish

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to print; to publish; publication; periodical; to peel with a knife; to carve; to amend

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    publication, periodical; to publish, to print

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To chop. (Book of Documents) "Following the mountains, cutting trees." | To carve. Such as 刊版 (engrave printing blocks), 刊行 (publish). | Meaning of removal. Such as 名論不刊, meaning cannot be eliminated.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to publish to print to carve delete dig engrave remove publication issue edition books circulation cut distribute editorial journal magazine newspaper periodical press release

Sentences including 刊

  • My father sat reading the evening paper.

More kanji with the radical 刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

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