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幹

tree trunk
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingみき
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. tree trunkRtK
  2. main part
  3. talent
  4. capability
  1. bole
  2. backbone
  3. base
  4. foundation

Popular Usage

新幹線幹線幹部

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mist · ten (十) · needle (丨) · early (早) · sun (日) · day (日) · umbrella · dry · clothesline

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1783

Compound words

新幹線しんかんせん
Shinkansen; bullet train
幹線かんせん
main line; trunk line
幹部かんぶ
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass
幹事かんじ
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
基幹きかん
mainstay; nucleus; key
根幹こんかん
foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals
主幹しゅかん
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
幹理かんり
superintendence
幹流かんりゅう
main current
躯幹くかん
body
才幹さいかん
ability
幹事会かんじかい
board of governors
幹事長かんじちょう
chief secretary (usu. of a party)
幹部会かんぶかい
board of directors
幹線道路かんせんどうろ
main road
幹竹割りからたけわり
cutting straight down
胚性幹細胞はいせいかんさいぼう
embryonic stem cell

On Reading Examples

この組織は幹部ばかりが名を連ね、果たして決断を下せるのか怪しいものだ。かんぶ
Since in this organization they're all managers, it's a wonder any decisions get made.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

きつつきは、長く尖ったくちばしで、木の幹をつついて、中にいる虫を食べます。みき
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼はその問題について幹部の何人かと協議した。
He consulted with some of the staff on the matter.tatoeba
博多発の新幹線が時間通りに到着した。
The Shinkansen from Hakata pulled in just on time.tatoeba
東海道新幹線は１９６４年に完成した。
The New Tokaido Line was completed in 1964.tatoeba
党幹部らは、党組織の欠陥問題に取り組んでいます。
Party leaders are grappling with flaws in the party system.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

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