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鍵 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
ケンけん · ken
Kun
かぎkagi
Meaning
key

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal plus setting in place: the metal piece that opens and shuts a lock — a key.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onケンけんken鍵盤けんばん
Kunかぎkagi鍵かぎ鍵穴かぎあな

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鍵盤けんばん

    keyboard (of an instrument)

  • 鍵穴かぎあな

    keyhole

More words with this kanji

  • 鍵かぎ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

家(いえ)の鍵(かぎ)を失(な)くしてしまった。

I have lost my house key.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 金Map of reading ケンAll maps

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