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

Readings

Kana: カン、みき
Romaji: kan, miki
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: つよし、まさ、もと、えだ、き、くる、たかし、つね、とも、み、もとき、よし、より
Romaji: tsuyoshi, masa, moto, eda, ki, kuru, takashi, tsune, tomo, mi, motoki, yoshi, yori
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Meaning

tree trunk

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  24
Frequency:  364
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  gan
Chinese Reading:  han2
Unicode:  5e79
JIS:  3434

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1718
Nelson Index: 790
New Nelson Index: 1596
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c9.8
Four Corner Index: 4844.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 637
Gakken Index: 761
Japanese Names Index: 1938
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9183
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0524
Remembering the kanji Index: 1654
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1254
Kodansha Compact Index: 576
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 667
Kanji in Context Index: 1230
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1130
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1531
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1669
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1783
Essential Kanji Index: 763
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2152
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1555
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 751
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 770

Words

(みき、かん)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
新幹線 (しんかんせん)
Shinkansen; bullet train
幹事 (かんじ)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
基幹 (きかん)
mainstay; nucleus; key
根幹 (こんかん)
foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals; root and trunk
(から)
trunk; stem; stalk; shaft (of an arrow); handle
幹部 (かんぶ)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
幹線 (かんせん)
main line; trunk line
主幹 (しゅかん)
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
語幹 (ごかん)
stem; root of a word
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