5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

publish, carve, engrave

On'yomi
  • publication

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

カン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

publish, carve, engrave
カン (5th, N2)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

Common Words

publication
weekly publication
monthly publication
weekly (publication)
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
morning newspaper
evening paper
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References

Unicode hex code 520A
JIS X 0208 1-20-9
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1493
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 456
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 190
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 221
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 139
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 167
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1650
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1779
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 619
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 604
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1865
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 636
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 585
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 594
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 750
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 351
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 666
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 648
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1138
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 184
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1665
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f3.1
Four corner code 1240.0
De Roo Code 3143