漢字道KANJIDO

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2High school level10 strokesRadical
On
セン
Kun
Meaning
plug; stopper

Origin

ORIGIN

Wood plus filling completely: the wooden peg that closes a hole — a plug.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

セン栓・給水栓・消火栓

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 消火栓しょうかせん

    fire hydrant

  • 給水栓きゅうすいせん

    water tap

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

瓶の栓をゆっくり抜いた。

I slowly pulled the stopper out of the bottle.

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