刊 JLPT N2 Kanji 刊 — publish, carve, engrave JLPT N2 5 strokes Grade 5 Radical 刀 #855 most frequent Human Activities · Communication Readings On'yomiカン Example words 創刊そうかんlaunching (e.g. newspaper); first issue 刊行かんこうpublication; issue 夕刊ゆうかんevening paper 季刊きかんquarterly (e.g. magazine)