# 刊 — Edition

Frequency rank 838 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 般 (Generally), less common than 詰 (Stuffed).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

Dry on the left and a sword on the right — a dry manuscript cut with a sword into pages, each one a new edition of the publication.

In words:

- 刊行 かんこう — publication;issue
- 夕刊 ゆうかん — evening paper
- 創刊 そうかん — launching (e.g. newspaper);first issue

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