What does kanji 桟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 桟 is scaffold.

How is kanji 桟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 桟 are かけはし; the onyomi readings are サン, セン.

What is the main radical of kanji 桟?

The main radical for kanji 桟 is 木.

What words use kanji 桟?

Example words that use kanji 桟 include 桟, 桟を打ちつける, 桟瓦, 桟戸.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

桟

Meaning

Kanji 桟

scaffold

scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door)

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かけはし
Onyomi 音読み: サンセン
Nanori 名乗り: さ

Variant: 栈 (Itaiji) • Old form: 棧 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2093
Strokes: 10
Radical: 木
Components: 二 • 戈 • 木
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 残 • 浅 • 践 • 𥒎 • 䇳 • 賎 • 銭

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Showing 14 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

桟

えつり

decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

桟を打ちつける

さんをうちつける

to nail a crosspiece (to)

桟瓦

さんがわら

pantile

桟戸

さんど

batten door

桟竹

えつりだけ

decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

桟唐戸

さんからど

panelled wooden door

桟道

さんどう

plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.)

桟俵

さんだわら

straw lid covering either end of a rice container

桟留縞

さんとめじま

striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan

障子の桟

しょうじのさん

frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)

窓の桟

まどのさん

window frame

つんぼ桟敷

つんぼさじき

upper gallery (where one can't hear)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

古い桟橋は波で傷んでいた。

the old jetty had been damaged by the waves.

船は桟橋の横に止まった。

the boat stopped beside the jetty.

職人が足場の桟を打ちつけた。

the worker nailed a crosspiece onto the scaffold.

この障子は桟が細くて軽い。

this shoji is light because its frame is thin.

戸の桟がゆるんで、がたがたする。

the door frame has loosened, so it rattles.

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桟浅美 Kakehashi Asami

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