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刊 = 刀 + 干

刊 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “publish”. It is built from 刀 (sword) and 干 (dry). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1779.

Keyword
publish
RTK frame
1779
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
публиковать
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
刊 publication

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 刀 sword
  2. 干 dry

Alternative decomposition

  1. 干 dry

How to find 刊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sword” + “dry”. 刊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 刊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.