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Kanji Detail for 幹 - "trunk, main, ability"

幹

  • Meaning

    幹 means "trunk, main, 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.

  • 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.
  • Onyomitip

    kan(かん) かん

  • Kunyomitip

    kara(から) から

    miki(みき) みき

    waza(わざ) わざ

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    干 (kan・ichiju・hosu)

  • Related Keywords
    trunk stem main core principal essential ability talent skill capability competence manage organize handle central backbone foundation key primary leader

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