Dictionary/基幹きかんKikan基幹 (Kikan) is a Japanese noun meaning “mainstay, nucleus, key”.Meaningsnounmainstay; nucleus; keyKanji in 基幹基fundamentals幹tree trunkRelated words元origin基本basics幹tree trunk基地base (military, expedition, etc.)幹部management基本的fundamental基準standard新幹線Shinkansen幹事executive secretary基礎foundation基づくto be based (on)基督Christ