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刊
Publish, Print
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese magazines often include the word 月刊 (gekkan), meaning 'monthly publication.' Similar words include 週刊 (weekly) and 年刊 (yearly).
Memory Trick
Imagine a freshly printed magazine coming off a printing press. Every new issue is another publication, helping you remember 刊 means 'publish.'
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
月刊
げっかん (gekkan)
Monthly magazine
週刊
しゅうかん (shuukan)
Weekly publication
刊行
かんこう (kankou)
Publication
創刊
そうかん (soukan)
First issue
Example Sentence
この 雑誌 は 月刊です。
この ざっし は げっかんです。
kono zasshi wa gekkan desu
This magazine is published monthly.