堰

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

dam, prevent, stop up

Kun'yomi
  • せき
    		dam
  • せく
    		to dam up (a stream)
On'yomi
  • エン

Main Radical

土(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

せき 76.5%
せく 23.5%

Character Breakdown

dam, prevent, stop up
せき　せ.く　エン (Kentei Pre-1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)

Common Words

せき
堰
dam
せき
堰
　
を
き
切
　
っ
　
た
　
よ
　
う
gushing forth
か
可
どう
動
ぜき
堰
canal gates
せき
堰
とめ
止
こ
湖
dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
せき
堰
いた
板
sheeting
せき
堰
　
を
き
切
　
る
to break a dam
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References

Unicode hex code 5830
JIS X 0208 1-17-65
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1111
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1055
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 676
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 510
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2191
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2305
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5274
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b9.12
Four corner code 4111.4