This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サン、セン、かけはし
Romaji: san, sen, kakehashi
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Name Reading

Kana:
Romaji: sa
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Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2093
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  jan
Chinese Reading:  zhan4
Unicode:  685f
JIS:  3B37

Indexes

Halpern Index: 932
Nelson Index: 2252
New Nelson Index: 2658
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a6.1
Four Corner Index: 4395.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1308
Gakken Index: 2016
Japanese Names Index: 1094
Remembering the kanji Index: 367
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1435
Kodansha Compact Index: 1093
Kanji in Context Index: 1532
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 633
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 843
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 373
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 393
Essential Kanji Index: 1834
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1169
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1859
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1350

Words

懸け橋 (かけはし)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
(さん)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
桟敷 (さじき、さんじき)
reviewing stand; box; gallery
桟道 (さんどう)
plank road; corduroy
天井桟敷 (てんじょうさじき)
gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; nosebleed section; the gods
(えつり)
sheathing (under thatched roofing); lath (used as a foundation for a mud plaster wall); decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)
桟橋 (さんばし、さんきょう)
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
つんぼ桟敷 (つんぼさじき)
being kept uninformed; being cut off; out of the loop; upper gallery (where one can't hear); blind seat
浮き桟橋 (うきさんばし)
floating pier
障子の桟 (しょうじのさん)
frame of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
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