This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: カン
Romaji: kan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

publish, carve, engrave

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  51
Frequency:  855
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  kan1
Unicode:  520a
JIS:  3429

Indexes

Halpern Index: 190
Nelson Index: 1493
New Nelson Index: 456
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f3.1
Four Corner Index: 1240.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 636
Gakken Index: 619
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1865
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0212
Remembering the kanji Index: 1650
Kanji Flashcards Index: 351
Kodansha Compact Index: 184
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 666
Kanji in Context Index: 1138
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 139
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 167
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1665
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1779
Essential Kanji Index: 604
Kodansha Kanji Index: 221
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3143
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 750
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 648

Words

(かん)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
週刊 (しゅうかん)
published weekly
創刊 (そうかん)
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
日刊 (にっかん)
daily issue
朝刊 (ちょうかん)
morning newspaper
刊行 (かんこう)
publication; issue
月刊 (げっかん)
monthly publication; monthly issue
増刊 (ぞうかん)
special edition
夕刊 (ゆうかん)
evening paper
休刊 (きゅうかん)
suspension of publication
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