桟

scaffold

Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingサン、セン

Kun readingかけはし

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

scaffoldRtK
cleat
frame
jetty
bolt (door)

wharf
bridge
pier

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

桟

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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

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

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

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step