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.