Kanji List

堰

• kun: せき, せ.く
• on: エン
• meaning: dam, prevent, stop up
• words:

  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