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鍵 means 'key'
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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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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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keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
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An additional 錠 less common words include 鍵 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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