発刊

Reading

Kana: はっかん

Romaji: hakkan

Definition

noun

vs

1

publish; start (new) publication

Kanji

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

刊

Reading: カン

Meanings: publish, carve, engrave

Example Sentence

その新聞(しんぶん)は発刊(はっかん)部数(ぶすう)が多(おお)い。

➥The newspaper has a large circulation.