Kanji: 刊

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	刀(刂) Radical name: かたな（りっとう）
Meaning:	Publish, carve, engrave
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	夕刊(ゆうかん)	evening paper
N1	刊行(かんこう)	publication, issue
N1	季刊(きかん)	quarterly (e.g. magazine)
N1	創刊(そうかん)	launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue