栓(せん)

せん
noun
stopper; plug; cap; cork
1. stopper; plug; cap; cork; tap
A device used to close or seal an opening — a bottle cap, cork, drain plug, faucet, or any kind of stopper.
ボトルの栓(せん)を抜(ぬ)く。
Pull the cork from the bottle.
風呂(ふろ)の栓(せん)を閉(し)め忘(わす)れた。
I forgot to close the bath plug.
消火栓(しょうかせん)の前(まえ)には駐車(ちゅうしゃ)しないでください。
Please do not park in front of the fire hydrant.

A general word for any kind of stopper, plug, cork, or tap that seals or controls flow through an opening.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 栓(せん)を抜(ぬ)く — to pull a cork/plug
  • 栓(せん)を閉(し)める — to close a plug/stopper
  • 栓(せん)をする — to plug, to cork
  • 栓(せん)を開(あ)ける — to open a tap/valve

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 栓抜(せんぬ)き — bottle opener, corkscrew
  • 消火栓(しょうかせん) — fire hydrant
  • 水栓(すいせん) — faucet, water tap
  • 蛇口(じゃぐち)の栓(せん) — faucet tap
  • 血栓(けっせん) — blood clot, thrombus
  • 脳血栓(のうけっせん) — cerebral thrombosis

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ふた — lid, cap (more general, for containers)
  • コルク — cork (the material)
  • 蓋(ふた) — lid, cover (broader range of closures)
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