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.