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Kanji Detail for 栓 - "plug, cork, stopper"

栓

  • Meaning

    栓 means "plug, cork, stopper."

    1. Plug - A stopper used to close a hole or opening.

    2. Cork - A bottle stopper; something that seals.

    3. Stopper - Something that blocks or closes an opening.

  • Words using 栓

    • 栓抜き せんぬき Listen bottle opener; corkscrew

  • Tattoo check: 栓

    • Verified meaning: plug, cork, stopper
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    plug; bolt; cork; bung; stopper

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    wooden peg, post or stick

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bottle stopper; plug; (gun) bolt; (grenade) pin

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cork, peg, stopper

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A wooden peg. What wedges a door shut is also called 栓. Colloquially called 門閂 (door bolt). | Colloquially, bottle stoppers are called 栓.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    plug cork stopper deciduous tree needle cutter block bottle bung cap close closure faucet halt lid obstruct seal socket spigot

Sentences including 栓

  • I need a bottle opener.

  • Where's the bottle opener?

  • The stopcock's turned off.

  • Is that a bottle opener?

  • Did you turn off the gas?

  • Do you have a corkscrew?

  • Where did you put the bottle opener?

  • Turn off the gas.

  • I'd like to buy some earplugs.

  • This stopper does not fit the bottle.

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