JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2
桟

Meaning

Kanji 桟

scaffold

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

Stroke Order
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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
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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

Related vocabulary

17 common entries

Showing 17 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

桟橋

さんばし

wharf

桟敷

さじき

stands (seating for spectators)

懸け橋

かけはし

temporary (suspension) bridge

桟

えつり

decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

桟を打ち付ける

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

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.