幹 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「干」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「干」
- On
- カン
- Kun
- みき
- Meaning
- trunk (of a tree); main part
Origin
The rising sun with 干 "a straight pole"; the upright core of the tree — hence "trunk, main part."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| カン | 幹線・幹事・根幹 |
|---|---|
| みき | 幹 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 新幹線しんかんせん
Shinkansen; bullet train
- 幹部かんぶ
executive; leadership
Example
新幹線で大阪へ行った。
I went to Osaka by Shinkansen.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)