Vocabulary What does ~刊 (~かん) mean? ~刊 (~かん, ~kan) means publication, edition (suffix). Quick factsReading~かんRomaji~kanLevel (estimated, JLPT framework)N2 ~刊~かんN2 · estimated, JLPT framework~kanpublication, edition (suffix)Example sentencesこの雑誌(ざっし)は月刊(げっかん)です。This magazine is a monthly publication.週刊誌(しゅうかんし)を買(か)いました。I bought a weekly magazine.Kanji in this word刊publication, printing