幹
幹

tree trunk, main part, talent, capability

13 strokesFrequency 364JLPT N1Grade 5

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カン

Kun

みき

Nanori

つよしまさもとえだきくるたかしつねともみもときよしより

Dictionary

Common Words

幹部かんぶNounFreq #5266
1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

幹みきNounFreq #6481
1

tree trunk; bole

2

backbone; base; foundation

新幹線しんかんせんNounFreq #14266
1

Shinkansen; bullet train

Examples
新しい新幹線の速いこと！
How fast the new Shinkansen goes!
根幹こんかんNounFreq #18108
1

foundation; root; basis; core; fundamentals

2

root and trunk

幹事かんじNoun～する VerbFreq #30713
1

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements

Examples
私、幹事をやるのが初めてだから要領が悪いかもしれません。
This is the first time I've worked as a coordinator, so I may not have the hang of it yet.
幹事長かんじちょうNounFreq #36938
1

chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general

体幹たいかんNoun～の Adj.Freq #37958
1

Anatomy

trunk (of the body); soma

幹線道路かんせんどうろNounFreq #40739
1

main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road

Examples
この前、混雑した幹線道路の真ん中でガス欠してしまったんです。
The other day I ran out of gas in the middle of a busy Interstate.
基幹きかんNounFreq #46973
1

mainstay; nucleus; key

最高幹部さいこうかんぶNounFreq #47115
1

senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer

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