Are K1 and K2 Hermitian or Anti-Hermitian?

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A and B are two Hermitian vector operators.
K1=AXB, K2=AXB-BXA.
Are K1 and K2 hermitian or anti-hermitian?
 
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I assume it means cross product.

ber70, show us your attempt. What is the definition of hermiticity/antihemiticity? How would you use that to check whether your operators are hermitian?