# 栓 — stopper; cork

栓 means “stopper; cork”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: セン (sen). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 栓 (sen, “stopper; cork”).

- Meaning: stopper; cork
- On'yomi: セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 3

## How to remember 栓

Parts: 木 tree · 全 whole

## Words with 栓

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 栓 | せん (sen) | stopper; cork |

## Don't confuse it with

[茶](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/tea/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/) · [珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/) · [琴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/koto/)

## More in the “Things 3” set

[槽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/vat/) · [鉢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bowl/) · [錠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lock/) · [臼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mortar/) · [栓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stopper/) · [芯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wick/) · [箋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/memo-paper/) · [籠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/basket/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stopper/. Last updated 2026-11-01.