Memory phrase for the character: 刊

刊

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Meaning

publish, issue, engrave

Pronunciation

KAN

Explanation

 Left: dry 干 (drying rack/stand), right: knife刂. (Here: understand the knife as two printing plates)

Mnemonic
 
Dry printing plates are used for publishing.

Radicals

干 dryThe radical hoshi stands for dry and looks like a drying rail/stand.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

刊行 かんこう  publication, issue
朝刊 ちょうかん  morning newspaper
月刊 げっかん  monthly (i.e. publications)
夕刊 ゆうかん  evening (news-)paper
創刊 そうかん  launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue
季刊 きかん  quarterly (e.g. magazine)

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