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栓 (せん): stopper, cork, stopcock — Japanese vocabulary

栓 is read せん and means "stopper, cork, stopcock". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

栓

Reading
せん · sen
Translation
stopper, cork, stopcock
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
せんが

Example

シャンパンの栓がぽんと音を立ててとんだ。

シャンパンのせんがぽんとおとをたててとんだ。

The champagne cork popped out.

Kanji in this word

  • 栓 — Plug, Bolt, Cork

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