# 幹 trunk

朝 (morning) + (peaked roof) + 干 (dry out) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes
PN

## Onyomi

KAN | Genghis KHAN pulls the elephant by the trunk.

## Mnemonic

| This morning, I dried my roof by draping it over the trunk of a tree.

## Kunyomi

みき | a tree trunk ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

新幹線(しんかんせん) | bullet train ★★★☆☆ 新 (new) + 幹 (trunk) + 線 (line) = 新幹線 (bullet train)
幹(かん) XXX | main ★★☆☆☆ PRE as a prefix, it means the main (office, manager, road) rather than a branch one

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
軒 | counter for shops | PHONE POLE (no roof!) |
幹 | trunk | ROOF |

There's a PHONE POLE in front of my shop,

but my trunk has a ROOF on top.