Kanji

桟

桟

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サン, セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かけはし

Nanori (Name Reading)

たな

Common Readings

サン

Example sentences

桟橋 さんばし
船 が 桟橋 に 到着 した 。

The ship arrived at the pier.

天井桟敷 てんじょうさじき
学生時代 は 金 が なくて 、 いつも 天井桟敷 で 芝居 を 見ていた 。

I always watched plays from the gallery when I was a student because I had no money.

Example Vocabulary

桟橋

さんばし

pier; jetty; wharf

桟

さん

窓の桟

まどのさん

桟敷

さじき

天井桟敷

てんじょうさじき

the gallery; the cheap seats in a theater

浮き桟橋

うきさんばし

障子の桟

しょうじのさん

つんぼ桟敷

つんぼさじき

桟道

さんどう

桟唐戸

さんからど

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