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Kanji Detail for 桟 - "pier, bridge"

桟

  • Meaning

    桟 means "pier, bridge." Also associated with shelf.

    1. Pier - A platform extending over water.

    2. Bridge - A plank walkway.

    3. Shelf - A horizontal surface for storage.

    4. Frame - A structural support.

  • Four-character idioms with 桟

    • 天井桟敷 てんじょうさじき Listen gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats

  • Tattoo check: 桟

    • Verified meaning: pier, bridge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かけはし)
    • Also carries these associations: shelf

    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.

  • Name readings of 桟

    Surnames 桟(かけはし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    scaffold; cleat; frame; jetty; bolt (door)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a crosspiece, cleat, frame, door bolt; shelf

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 棧|栈[zhan4]

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kakehashi(かけはし) かけはし

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    pier bridge shelf crossbar enclosure frame scaffold jetty wharf boardwalk dock gangway landing plank platform pontoon quay

Sentences including 桟

  • There used to be a pier here.

  • It's a concrete bridge, but several places along its length have collapsed.

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