# 刊 — publish

刊 means “publish”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: カン (kan). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: publish
- On'yomi: カン (kan)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Words & language 1

## How to remember 刊

Sounds like 干: both read カン.

Parts: 干 dry; drying rack · 刂 sword

## More in the “Words & language 1” set

[辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/) · [標](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/signpost/) · [略](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/abbreviate/) · [承](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consent/) · [版](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/edition/) · [著](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/author/) · [誌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/magazine/) · [刊](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/publish/)

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