Kanji Details:
- 堰
- Frequency:1913
- Kun: せき, せ.く
- On: エン
- Meaning: dam, prevent, stop up
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 堰 せき dam, sluice; stopping (of paper, cardboard, etc.) 井堰 いせき sluice, dam 堰堤 えんてい dike, weir 可動堰 かどうぜき canal gates, river gates 堰き止める せきとめる to dam up, to hold back, to keep back, to intercept, to check 堰止め湖 せきとめこ dammed lake 堰板 せきいた sheeting, sheathing board, cover 堰を切ったよう せきをきったよう gushing forth, bursting out 堰を切る せきをきる to break a dam and gush forth, to burst out