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栓

plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • セン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

栓 centers on a device that closes an opening tightly: a plug, stopper, cork, or bolt that seals a container or pipe.

Most common words using 栓

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  • 栓せん
    N2

    stopper; cork; plug; bung

  • 血栓けっせん

    thrombus; blood clot

  • 塞栓そくせん

    embolus; abnormal substance (i.e. air) circulating in the blood

  • 消火栓しょうかせん

    fire hydrant

  • 元栓もとせん

    stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap

  • 栓抜きせんぬき
    N1

    bottle opener; corkscrew

  • 脳血栓のうけっせん

    cerebral thrombosis

  • ガス栓ガスせん

    gas tap; gas cock

  • コルク栓コルクせん

    cork stopper; (bottle) cork

  • ゴム栓ゴムせん

    rubber stopper; rubber plug

  • ロングフライト血栓症ロングフライトけっせんしょう

    occurrence of deep vein thrombosis in air travelers

  • 不凍栓ふとうせん

    freeze protection valve

  • 中栓なかせん

    inner plug (bottle, etc.)

  • 共同栓きょうどうせん

    communal tap

  • 共同水栓きょうどうすいせん

    common faucet

  • 共栓ともせん

    stopper

  • 冠状動脈血栓症かんじょうどうみゃくけっせんしょう

    coronary thrombosis

  • 塞栓症そくせんしょう

    embolism

  • 密栓みっせん

    stopping tightly; sealing hermetically

  • 接栓せっせん

    connector; plug

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Etymology

栓 combines 木 (wood) with 全, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of completeness or wholeness, suggesting a wooden piece that completely closes an opening.

Meaning mnemonic

A wooden 木 piece that makes a complete 全 seal: a plug or stopper.

Reading mnemonic

For セン, imagine a wooden plug that costs one cent: cent -> セン, and it seals the bottle completely.