Kanji

幹

tree trunk, main part, talent, capability

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

干部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

みき

Nanori (Name Reading)

えだ, から, き, くる, たかし, たる, つね, つよし, とし, とも, まさ, み, みき, もと, もとき, よし, よみ, より

Common Readings

カン, みき

Example sentences

幹部 かんぶ
その会社の幹部たちが集まって会議を開いた。

The executives of that company gathered and held a meeting.

聯袂辞職 れんべいじしょく
会議の後、幹部たちは聯袂辞職を発表した。

After the meeting, the executives announced their collective resignation.

幹 みき
その大木の幹はとても太かった。

The trunk of that old giant tree was very thick.

太い ふとい
この道沿いには、幹の太い木がたくさん並んでいる。

Many thick-trunked trees line this road.

新幹線 しんかんせん
東京から新幹線で大阪に行きます

I am going to Osaka from Tokyo by Shinkansen.

流線型 りゅうせんけい
新幹線の流線型のボディは空気抵抗を減らすのに役立っている。

The streamlined body of the Shinkansen helps reduce air resistance.

基幹 きかん
会社の基幹システムが止まり、注文処理が遅れた。

The company's core system stopped, and order processing was delayed.

庇葉傷枝 ひようしょうし
細かい不具合を直すために基幹機能まで壊した改修は、庇葉傷枝だった。

The revision that tried to fix small glitches but even broke core functions was a case of ruining what mattered by obsessing over minor details.

Example Vocabulary

幹部

かんぶ

executive; management; leadership; leading members

幹

みき

tree trunk; torso; core; main part

新幹線

しんかんせん

Shinkansen; bullet train

根幹

こんかん

幹事

かんじ

体幹

たいかん

幹線道路

かんせんどうろ

最高幹部

さいこうかんぶ

基幹

きかん

core; backbone; central foundation

幹事長

かんじちょう

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