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Kanji Detail for 幹 - "tree trunk, main"

幹

  • Meaning

    幹 means "tree trunk, main." Also associated with ability.

    1. Trunk - The main stem of a tree; the core.

    2. Main - The principal part; the essential element.

    3. Ability - Talent and skill; capability.

    4. Manage - To handle affairs; to organize.

  • Words using 幹

    • 幹事 かんじ Listen executive secretary; coordinator; organizer
    • 幹部 かんぶ Listen management; (executive) staff; leaders
    • 新幹線 しんかんせん Listen Shinkansen; bullet train
    • 根幹 こんかん Listen foundation; root; basis
    • 幹線 かんせん Listen main line; trunk line
    • 主幹 しゅかん Listen chief editor; managing editor; manager
    • 基幹 きかん Listen mainstay; nucleus; key

  • Tattoo check: 幹

    • Verified meaning: tree trunk, main
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いくひろ, かん, かんじ, つかさ)
    • Also carries these associations: ability

    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.

  • Name readings of 幹

    Given names 幹(かん)Listen 幹(つかさ)Listen 幹(つよし)Listen 幹(ていかん)Listen 幹(みき)Listen 幹(みきお)Listen 幹(もと)Listen 幹(もとい)Listen 幹(もとき)Listen

    Surnames 幹(いくひろ)Listen 幹(かんじ)Listen 幹(まさ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tree trunk; main part; talent; capability

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    trunk of tree or of human body

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

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

    Body. The physique is also called 軀幹. | The stem of plants is called 幹. Such as 枝幹. | The main part of any implement is 幹. Such as 箭幹 (arrow shaft). | Capability. Such as 才幹, meaning talent for handling affairs. 幹事員 means those who handle affairs. Hence, colloquially, capable people are called 能幹.

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    miki(みき) みき

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    干 (kan・ichiju・hosu)

  • Related Keywords

    tree trunk main ability core manage work stem backbone basic branch central chief essential foundation fundamental key pivotal primary principal timber

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