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Kanji 幹

13 strokes

Meaning

tree trunk, main part, talent, capability

On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
みき
Strokes
13
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 5
Kanken
6級
Frequency
#364 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Words with 幹

  • 新幹線

    しんかんせん

    Shinkansen, "Bullet Train"

    N2
  • 幹

    みき

    (tree) trunk

    N1
  • 幹線

    かんせん

    main line, trunk line

    N1
  • 幹部

    かんぶ

    management, executive

    N1

Example sentences

  • 鉄鋼てっこうは基幹きかん産業さんぎょうである。

    Steel is a key industry.

  • 新あたらしい新幹線しんかんせんの速はやいこと!

    How fast the new Shinkansen goes!

Look-alike kanji

Kanji with similar components or shapes that are easy to mix up when reading and writing.

Other kanji with radical “dry” 干

KanjiMeaningOn'yomiKun'yomiStrokes