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ๅ
Publish, Print
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese magazines often include the word ๆๅ (gekkan), meaning 'monthly publication.' Similar words include ้ฑๅ (weekly) and ๅนดๅ (yearly).
Memory Trick
Imagine a freshly printed magazine coming off a printing press. Every new issue is another publication, helping you remember ๅ means 'publish.'
Readings
Onyomi: ใซใณ (kan)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
ๆๅ
ใใฃใใ (gekkan)
Monthly magazine
้ฑๅ
ใใ
ใใใ (shuukan)
Weekly publication
ๅ่ก
ใใใใ (kankou)
Publication
ๅตๅ
ใใใใ (soukan)
First issue
Example Sentence
ใใฎ ้่ช ใฏ ๆๅใงใใ
ใใฎ ใใฃใ ใฏ ใใฃใใใงใใ
kono zasshi wa gekkan desu
This magazine is published monthly.