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錠 — 16 strokes / Radical「金」

道
3Junior high level / 16 strokes / Radical「金」
On
ジョウじょう · jō
Kun
—
Meaning
lock; tablet

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

金 "metal" with 定: fastened with metal — a lock; also a tablet of medicine.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジョウじょうjō錠前じょうまえ錠剤じょうざい手錠てじょう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 施錠せじょう

    locking

  • 錠剤じょうざい

    tablet (medicine)

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

戸(と)に施錠(せじょう)して出(で)かけた。

I locked the door and went out.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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