What does kanji 栖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 栖 is cobweb.

How is kanji 栖 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 栖 are す.む; the onyomi readings are セイ.

What words use kanji 栖?

Example words that use kanji 栖 include 栖, 栖息, 栖む, 栖遅.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

栖

Meaning

Kanji 栖

cobweb

cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: す.む
Onyomi 音読み: セイ
Nanori 名乗り: すすみ

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 9 common entries

Showing 9 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

栖

す

(spider's) web

栖息

せいそく

inhabiting

栖む

すむ

to live (of animals)

栖遅

せいち

retirement house

隠栖

いんせい

secluded life

旧栖

きゅうせい

old home

幽栖

ゆうせい

living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses

鷹栖養護学校

たかすようごがっこう

Takasu Special Needs School (older name style)

羊栖菜

ひじき

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森の奥に動物たちの栖がある。

There is an animal den deep in the forest.

警察は悪党の栖を突き止めた。

The police tracked down the villains' den.

彼は山村で隠栖生活を送っている。

He is living a secluded life in a mountain village.

その池には大きな主が栖んでいるという。

It is said that a great guardian spirit inhabits that pond.

その古い家は蝙蝠の栖となっていた。

The old house had become a bat roost.

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Kanji 栖

Readings

Related vocabulary

栖

栖息

栖む

栖遅

隠栖

旧栖

幽栖

鷹栖養護学校

羊栖菜

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