# 幹 — tree trunk; main part

幹 means “tree trunk; main part”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). Kun'yomi: みき (miki). You'll see it in words such as 幹 (miki, “tree trunk; bole”).

- Meaning: tree trunk; main part
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: みき (miki)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 幹

Sounds like 干: both read カン.

Parts: 十 ten; cross · 早 early · 人 person; roof · 干 dry; drying rack

## Words with 幹

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 幹 | みき (miki) | tree trunk; bole |

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[藤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wisteria/) · [幹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tree-trunk/) · [松](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/) · [樹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/living-tree/) · [稲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rice-plant/) · [芝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawn/) · [華](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/splendour/) · [杉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/japanese-cedar/)

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