Kanji Detail for 堰 - "dam, to dam"

堰

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

堰 means "dam, to dam."
1. Dam - A barrier built to hold back water.
2. To dam - To block; to hold back water flow.
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- Verified meaning: dam, to dam
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read せき)
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Name readings of 堰

Surnames 堰(せき)
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.
Onyomi

en(エン)
Kunyomi

se.ku(せ-く)

seki(せき)
Strokes

12 strokes
Radical

土 (tsuchi・tsuchihen・dohen)
Related Keywords

dam to dam block plug weir barrier embankment sluice river flood control irrigation reservoir water flow spillway halt stop