• 刊行かんこう — publication
• 定期刊行物ていきかんこうぶつ — periodical
• 創刊そうかん — first issue
• 休刊きゅうかん — suspension of publication
• 増刊号ぞうかんごう — special / extra edition
• 日刊にっかん — daily publication

刊 is a phono-semantic compound: it combines 刂 (sword / knife) with 干 (kan) as the phonetic. Originally, it meant carving or cutting into wood or stone, which later extended to printing and publishing, especially with engraved plates.