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栓 (せん, sen) Japanese meaning: stopper | Kotomora

栓せん

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

stopper; cork; plug

Refers to an object used to close an opening, such as a bottle stopper, cork, or plug.

ワインの栓せんを抜ぬく。

I pull the cork out of the wine bottle.

浴よく槽そうの栓せんを閉しめてお湯ゆをためる。

I close the bathtub plug and fill it with hot water.

2

tap; faucet; stopcock

Refers to a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas, such as a water tap or gas stopcock.

水すい道どうの栓せんをひねって水みずを出だす。
I turn the tap and let the water run.
ガスの元もと栓せんを閉しめてください。
Please turn off the main gas valve.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に栓せんをするto put a stopper/cork in something
飲のみ残のこしたワインに栓せんをして冷れい蔵ぞう庫こに入いれた。
I corked the leftover wine and put it in the fridge.
栓せんを閉しめるto turn off a tap/valve
使つかい終おわったらガスの栓せんを閉しめてください。
Please turn off the gas valve when you're done using it.
栓せんを開あけるto turn on a tap/valve
水すい道どうの栓せんを開あけると水みずが出でてきた。
When I opened the water tap, water came out.

Expressions

栓せんを抜ぬくuncork a bottle; pull the cork out

Kanji

栓plug, bolt, cork

Related words

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

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.

栓せん抜ぬき

N1

bottle opener; corkscrew

Show 9 more

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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