漢字道KANJIDOβ

鎖 — 18 strokes / Radical「金」

道
4Junior high level / 18 strokes / Radical「金」
On
サさ · sa
Kun
くさり・とざ.すkusari · toza.su
Meaning
chain; close off

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

金 "metal" with a sound element: metal rings joined together — a chain, to close off.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onサさsa鎖国さこく連鎖れんさ封鎖ふうさ
Kunくさりkusari鎖くさり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鎖国さこく

    national isolation

  • 連鎖れんさ

    chain; linkage

More words with this kanji

  • 鎖くさり

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

門(もん)を鎖(くさり)でしめてある。

The gate is closed with a chain.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

鎖国連鎖鎖国countr…連connec…鈍dull鉛lead鋭sharp鑑specim…金gold叉fork左left乍while扨well…扠well…
CompoundRadicalReading

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