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桟

scaffold
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingサン、セン
Kun readingかけはし
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. scaffoldRtK
  2. cleat
  3. frame
  4. jetty
  5. bolt (door)
  1. temporary (suspension) bridge
  2. makeshift bridge
  3. bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.)
  4. link
  5. go-between

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · float · fiesta

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 393

Compound words

桟橋さんばし
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
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
桟敷さじき
dress circle (of a theatre)
浮桟橋うきさんばし
floating pier
聾桟敷つんぼさじき
being kept uninformed
天井桟敷てんじょうさじき
gallery (in a theatre)
浮き桟橋うきさんばし
floating pier
つんぼ桟敷つんぼさじき
being kept uninformed
桟を打ち付けるさんをうちつける
to nail a crosspiece (to)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 桟

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