栓

Kanji
栓
Level
N1
Meaning
plug, stopper
On'yomi
セン
Strokes
10
Common compounds

水道栓 (すいどうせん) faucet; 活栓 (かっせん) stopcock; 元栓 (もとせん) main stopcock

Memory hook

This kanji combines wood (木) with a spring (泉, here simplified to 泉-like component), suggesting a wooden plug used to stop a flow, like a spring.

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