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Zach

創刊

Reading

Kana: そうかん
Romaji: soukan
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue

Kanji

創
Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 つく.る、 はじ.める、 きず、 けず.しける
Meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
刊
Reading: カン
Meanings: publish, carve, engrave

Example Sentence

日本(にっぽん)創刊(そうかん)を果(は)たしたイギリス発(はつ)のホームレスの人(ひと)だけが販売者(はんばいしゃ)となれるストリートペーパー「ビッグイシュー」について紹介(しょうかい)しよう。
➥I shall be introducing the street paper that is only sold by the homeless, "The Big Issue", started in England and has had its first Japanese issue.
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