# 栓 — Cork

Frequency rank 2023 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 敦 (Industry), less common than 骸 (Skeleton).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level XVI of XX

A tree on the left has a king sitting on the right — a cork is made from tree bark, and it plugs the king's wine bottle, sealing it royally.

In words:

- 栓 せん — stopper,cork,stopcock

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