JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 栓: "plug, bolt, cork"
The kanji 栓 means "plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2199 of 2,501 |
Common words with 栓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 栓stopper; cork; plug; bung · tap; faucet; stopcock
- 耳栓earplug (for protection against noise or water)
- 栓を抜くto uncork a bottle
- 元栓stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
- 血栓thrombus; blood clot
- 消火栓fire hydrant
- 栓抜きbottle opener; corkscrew
- コルク栓cork stopper; (bottle) cork
- 開栓unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; opening · connecting (e.g. gas supply)
- 瓶の栓bottle stopper
- 鼻栓nasal plug · wedge (in tusk mortise-and-tenon joint); wooden pin driven through tenon to hold it in place
- 水道栓hydrant; faucet; tap
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