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 幹部 たち 集まって 会議 開いた

The executives of that company gathered and held a meeting.

みき
その 大木 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 太い 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 大阪 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 流線型 ボディ 空気 抵抗 減らす 役立っている

The streamlined body of the Shinkansen helps reduce air resistance.

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