栓せん

コルク sense 1
栓 is the general word for any stopper or plug, while コルク specifically means a cork or cork stopper.
蛇じゃ口ぐちN3sense 2
蛇口 is the everyday word for a water faucet, while 栓 more broadly covers any tap, valve, or stopcock.
蓋ふたN3sense 1
栓 refers to a plug or stopper that seals an opening from inside, while 蓋 is a lid or cover that sits on top.
ストッパー
栓 is the native Japanese word for a plug or stopper used with bottles, drains, or pipes, while ストッパー is a broader loanword covering many kinds of mechanical stopping devices.
バルブ
栓 refers to a stopper or tap that shuts off flow (like a water tap or bottle cap), whereas バルブ is the broader mechanical device that regulates flow of fluid or gas.

Don't confuse with

王おう冠かん
栓 means a stopper or plug that is inserted into an opening, whereas 王冠 is the crimped metal cap that covers a bottle's mouth from outside.

Counted with

個こN5
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
本ほんN5
Used when the stopper is treated as a cylindrical object or inserted plug.

Word family· 35

血けっ栓せん
thrombus; blood clot
塞そく栓せん
embolus; abnormal circulating substance
消しょう火か栓せん
fire hydrant
元もと栓せん
main shutoff valve; stopcock
栓せん抜ぬきN1
bottle opener; corkscrew

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中なか栓せん
inner plug; inner stopper
共とも栓せん
stopper; plug
密みっ栓せん
hermetic sealing; tight stopper
接せっ栓せん
connector; plug
木もく栓せん
wooden plug; cork; tampion
栓せん塞そく
embolus
栓せん子し
embolus
水すい栓せん
faucet; water tap
活かっ栓せん
valve; faucet; tap

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Written forms

栓せんUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling for stopper, plug, cork, tap, faucet, etc.
せんUsage2%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
センUsage<1%

Etymology

The kanji 栓 is a phono-semantic compound: the wood radical 木 and the phonetic 全 (ぜん) suggesting 'complete' or 'all', together meaning a wooden stopper or plug. The reading せん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.