Home / Vocabulary / 刊 刊 Kanji meanings and readings 刊 N2 publish; carve; engrave On readingカン Kun reading Radical刀 Related vocabulary ✦Illustration in preparation 刊行 N1 かんこう publication; issue ✦Illustration in preparation 創刊 N1 そうかん launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue ✦Illustration in preparation 夕刊 N2 ゆうかん evening paper ✦Illustration in preparation 季刊 N1 きかん quarterly (e.g. magazine)