fence

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 柵 has 9 strokes and refers to a fence enclosing or dividing an area.
• Basic usage: 柵, a fence, is read さく, while 鉄柵, an iron fence, is read てっさく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Material and reading
  • 木の柵 means a wooden fence.
  • The reading てっさく for 鉄柵 uses a small っ.
• The fence's condition
  • 曲がった鉄柵 means a bent iron fence. The preceding verb is in its past form and describes the fence's condition.