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桟

桟 (scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door))

  • JLPT N1
  • 10 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 木
  • #2093 most frequent

Structure Town Building

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
サンセン
Kun'yomi 訓読み
かけはし

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

昔ここには桟橋があったんだ。

There used to be a pier here.

コンクリート桟橋さんばしなのですが、途中とちゅう何なんカ所しょか崩壊ほうかいしています。

It's a concrete bridge, but several places along its length have collapsed.

大型で「桟(はしたて)」という梯子で乗り降りした。

Due to its large size, people used 'hashitate' (ladder) when getting in and out of the carriage.

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