JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

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

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

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2093
Strokes
10
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 2
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Related vocabulary

Showing 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

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

古い橋は波で傷んでいた。

the old jetty had been damaged by the waves.

船は橋の横に止まった。

the boat stopped beside the jetty.

職人が足場のを打ちつけた。

the worker nailed a crosspiece onto the scaffold.

この障子はが細くて軽い。

this shoji is light because its frame is thin.

戸のがゆるんで、がたがたする。

the door frame has loosened, so it rattles.