| 幹 | みき, かん | (tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base |
| 幹事 | かんじ | executive secretary, coordinator, organizer, person in charge of making arrangements |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | bullet train (very high speed), Shinkansen |
| 根幹 | こんかん | basis, nucleus, root and branch |
| 幹線 | かんせん | main line, trunk line |
| 主幹 | しゅかん | chief editor, managing editor; manager, person in charge |
| 基幹 | きかん | mainstay, nucleus, key |
| 幹 | から | trunk, stem, stalk; shaft (of an arrow); handle |
| 幹事会 | かんじかい | board of governors |
