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桟

桟 — scaffold, cleat, frame

On
サン, セン
Kun
かけはし
Strokes
10
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 桟

  • 桟橋さんばしwharf; bridge; jetty; pierCommon
  • 桟敷さじきdress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; boxOccasional
  • 浮き桟橋うきさんばしfloating pierRare
  • 桟さんframe (i.e. of a sliding door)Rare
  • 桟えつりsheathing (under thatched roofing)Rare
  • 窓の桟まどのさんwindow frame; window sillRare
  • 横桟よこざんhorizontal bar; crosspiece; crossbar; crossrail; rung (of a ladder)Rare
  • 障子の桟しょうじのさんframe of a shoji (paper sliding-door)Rare
  • 天井桟敷てんじょうさじきgallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the godsRare
  • つんぼ桟敷つんぼさじきbeing kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loopRare
  • 桟を打ち付けるさんをうちつけるto nail a crosspiece (to)Rare
  • 桟道さんどうplank path (on a steep mountainside, cliff face, etc.); walkwayRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 15 words that use 桟.

  • 桟橋 さんばし wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
  • 桟敷 さじき dress circle (of a theatre); (first) balcony; box
  • 浮き桟橋 うきさんばし floating pier
  • 桟 さん frame (i.e. of a sliding door)
  • 桟 えつり sheathing (under thatched roofing)

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