# 柵 — stockade; fence

柵 means “stockade; fence”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: サク (saku). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 柵 (saku, “fence; paling”).

- Meaning: stockade; fence
- On'yomi: サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Buildings & rooms 3

## How to remember 柵

Sounds like 冊: both read サク.

Parts: 木 tree · 冊 counter for books

## Words with 柵

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 柵 | さく (saku) | fence; paling |

## Don't confuse it with

[倫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ethics/) · [偏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/biased/) · [遍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/everywhere/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms 3” set

[瓦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roof-tile/) · [扉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hinged-door/) · [塀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/garden-wall/) · [桟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/jetty/) · [楼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/watchtower/) · [柵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stockade/) · [桁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/beam/)

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