Readings

Kana: エン、せき、せ.く
Romaji: en, seki, se.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dam, prevent, stop up

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  32
Frequency:  1913
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-9
Korean Reading:  eon
Chinese Reading:  yan4
Unicode:  5830
JIS:  3161

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1111
New Nelson Index: 1055
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3b9.12
Four Corner Index: 4111.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5274
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0216
Remembering the kanji Index: 2191
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 510
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2305
Kodansha Kanji Index: 676

Words

(せき、いせき、い)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
塞く (せく)
to dam (up) (stream)
せき止める (せきとめる)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to bring to a halt; to intercept; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
堰止湖 (せきとめこ)
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
せきを切る (せきをきる)
to break a dam and gush forth; to burst out
堰堤 (えんてい)
dam; weir
堰板 (せきいた)
sheeting; sheathing board; cover
可動堰 (かどうぜき)
canal gates; river gates
せきを切ったよう (せきをきったよう)
gushing forth; bursting out
堰塞 (えんそく)
damming (e.g. a pond)
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