Kanji 刊: "publish, carve, engrave"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 刊

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 週しゅう刊かん誌しweekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
• 刊かん行こうpublication; issue
• 新しん刊かんnew book; new publication
• 週しゅう刊かんweekly publication
• 刊かんpublication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
• 朝ちょう刊かんmorning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
• 夕ゆう刊かんevening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
• 月げっ刊かんmonthly publication; monthly issue
• 創そう刊かんfoundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
• 発はっ刊かんpublication; issue; launching (a publication)
• 廃はい刊かんceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
• 創そう刊かん号ごうfirst issue

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