Keyword
dam
Info
FrequencyTop 2600-2700
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2305
Readings
せき
(46%)
(21%)
(8%)
Composed of
earth
box on its side
sun
woman
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)