桟
桟 — Scaffold
scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door)
On’yomiサン (san)
On’yomiセン (sen)
Kun’yomiかけはし (kakehashi)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 桟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桟橋 | さんばし sanbashi | wharf; bridge; jetty |
| 桟敷 | さじき sajiki | dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box |
Study notes
桟 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2093 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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