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Kanji Detail for 檻 - "cage, railing"

檻

  • Meaning

    檻 means "cage, railing."

    1. Cage - An enclosure; a pen.

    2. Railing - A balustrade.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pen; corral; cell; jail

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    threshold, door-sill

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    banister; balustrade; cage for animal or prisoner; to transport caged prisoner on a cart

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    threshold, door frame

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

    A railing. Below the eaves of a porch or window, lattice is called 闌; with boards it is called 檻. | An enclosure. For confining birds and beasts, it is called 圈檻. A prison cart is called 檻車. | Mountain mulberry. Its timber can be used to make bows.
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    cage enclosure pen railing balustrade

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