JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 桟: "scaffold, cleat, frame"
The kanji 桟 means "scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door)". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サン, セン in on'yomi and かけはし in kun'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)
サンセン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かけはし
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 | scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2093 of 2,501 |
Common words with 桟
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 桟橋wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
- 桟frame (i.e. of a sliding door) · crosspiece; bar
- 桟敷dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box · stands (seating for spectators)
- 窓の桟window frame; window sill
- 桟道plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkway
- 障子の桟frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
- 天井桟敷gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section
- 浮き桟橋floating pier
- 桟俵straw lid covering either end of a rice container
- つんぼ桟敷being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop · upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat
- 桟唐戸panelled wooden door
- 桟留縞striped cotton fabric imported from Sao Tome, also copied in Japan
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