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鍵 means 'key'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 1532   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-24    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 23 words   Used in 41 words   Used in 116 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ケン
Kun
   かぎ key; lock
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 鍵 - click the badge to download
Find out about lock picking made easy! Learn to determine when 鍵 represents the key to a door, a piano key, the key on a computer keyboard, or the key to a problem. Discover how to say, “She locked her jewels in the safe,” “Remember to lock the door,” “The room was locked,” “The door locks automatically,” “the key to success,” and “He's the person who holds the key to this case.”
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Components
⿰  金 gold  建 build  
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See also
錠 lock  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鍵 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鍵 is used 39 times, read 2 ways.
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ケン : 12 words FIND ALL
け ん ば ん 0
noun
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
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かぎ : 27 words FIND ALL
か ぎ 2
noun
1. key
2. lock  (see also: 錠)
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An additional 錠 less common words include 鍵 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2002  Key to Kanji: - 

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鍵
ケン   かぎ key; lock   
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金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
建
ケン   コン   たつ to be built   たてる to build   
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廴
long stride
聿
writing brush
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