10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

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

Kun'yomi
  • temporary (suspension) bridge ②bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.) ③walkway (constructed on a cliff face)
On'yomi
  • frame (i.e. of a sliding door) ②crosspiece ③sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ④rung (of a ladder)
  • セン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

scaffold, cleat, frame
サン セン かけはし (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
damage(戔) variant
damage(戔) variant
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

plank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.)
straw lid covering either end of a rice container
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door) ②crosspiece ③sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut) ④rung (of a ladder)
paneled wooden door
batten door
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References

Unicode hex code 685F
JIS X 0208 1-27-23
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2252
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2658
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 932
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1169
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 633
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 843
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 367
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 393
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2016
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1094
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1834
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1308
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1906
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2078
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1435
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1350
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1532
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1093
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 373
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.1
Four corner code 4395.0
De Roo Code 1859