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Kanji Detail for 堰 - "dam, barrier, control"
堰
- Meaning
堰 means "dam, barrier, control."
Dam - A barrier built to hold back water.
To dam - To block; to hold back water flow.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
dam; prevent; stop up
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
dam; embankment, dike, bank
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
weir
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
dam, dike, embankment
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Damming water to form an embankment. Hence places related to water conservation often use this as a place name.
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