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Begin with the N5 essentials — 5 kanji, about 5 minutes.

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bookmark, guidebookカン、しおり · N1

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JLPT

栞

JLPT N110 strokesName kanjiRadical: 干

カン

しおり

10 strokes · ready

Watch the character build in the standard Japanese stroke sequence.

栞 is built from the 干 and 木 components.

It reads カン like 干, as do 幹, 岸, 刊, and 肝 — learn 干 once and the family's reading comes with it.

A common word using 栞 is 栞 (しおり), meaning “bookmark; guidebook”.

Kanji that look similar include 俸, 軒, 南, and 奉.

Reads カン like 干

Learn the component's reading once and the whole family comes with it.