堰

dam; prevent; stop up

12 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 1913.

Readings

• せき (kun reading): 堰 (せき) dam; 可動堰 (かどうぜき) canal gates
• エン (on reading): 堰堤 (えんてい) dam; 堰塞 (えんそく) damming (e.g. a pond)
• せく (kun reading)

Components

• 土
• 匚
• 日
• 女
• 匚 radical box, open on the right
• 土 radical earth
• 女 radical woman
• 日 radical sun; day

Words using 堰

• 堰 (せき) dam
• 可動堰 (かどうぜき) canal gates
• 堰止湖 (せきとめこ) dammed lake (formed by natural damming of a river, esp. by landslide, volcanic eruption, etc.)
• 堰板 (せきいた) sheeting
• 堰を切ったよう (せきをきったよう) gushing forth
• 堰堤 (えんてい) dam
• 堰塞 (えんそく) damming (e.g. a pond)
• 土堰堤 (どえんてい) earthfill dam

9 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists