Explore 刊 in words for publishing and periodicals. Connect each reading with a whole word and a useful context.

The idea

刊 has 5 strokes and is read かん in 刊行, 週刊誌 and 創刊号. Follow the linked stroke diagram; learn each compound as a whole.

Patterns to compare
WordReading
刊行かんこう
週刊誌しゅうかんし
創刊号そうかんごう

Examples

  • 出版社しゅっぱんしゃは新あたらしい本ほんを出版しゅっぱんしました。The publisher published a new book.
  • この雑誌ざっしは毎月まいつき刊行かんこうされています。This magazine is published monthly.
  • 私わたしの記事きじが新聞しんぶんに掲載けいさいされました。My article was published in the newspaper.
  • 図書館としょかんで創刊号そうかんごうを読よみました。I read the first issue at the library.
  • その辞書じしょは昨年さくねん刊行かんこうされました。That dictionary was published last year.
  • 彼かれは週刊誌しゅうかんしの編集者へんしゅうしゃです。He is an editor of a weekly magazine.

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Watch out

刊行 means issuing a publication; 掲載 means carrying an article within a publication. They are not interchangeable in every sentence.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 刊行 in hiragana.

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    かんこう

    刊行 is かんこう: この雑誌は毎月刊行されています means this magazine is issued monthly.

  2. Write the reading of 週刊誌 in hiragana.

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    しゅうかんし

    週刊誌 is しゅうかんし: it is a weekly magazine; 週 marks the week.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 創＿号（そうかんごう）［刊／干］.

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    刊

    刊 completes 創刊号, そうかんごう, the first issue. Unlike 干, 刊 has the 刂 component on the right.

Use it today

Write 刊 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 刊行 and 週刊誌, then make a sentence with one.