発刊 はっかん Meanings Noun, する verb, Transitive publication; issue; launching (a publication) Kanji 発 emit. Read as ハツ. 刊 publish. Read as カン. Example sentences 君の本、いつ発刊される予定?When will your book be published? 彼の新しい小説、いつ発刊されるの?When will his new novel be published? 彼の新しい小説の発刊はいつ頃になりますか?When will his new novel be published? Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists