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鎖 means 'chain'

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Strokes : 18    Frequency: 1574   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-25    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 22 words   Used in 86 words   Used in 24 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サ
Kun
   くさり a chain
Additional readings
Kun    とざす
Variants
锁 (Chinese)  
Notes
Right side exists as a rare kanji, but not visible on most systems.
Right side is not to be confused with 肖 (resemble).
Components
⿰  金 gold  ⿱  小 small  貝 shellfish  
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See also
瑣 small; chain  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鎖 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 鎖 is used 86 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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サ : 66 words FIND ALL
へ い さ 0
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable
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くさり : 16 words FIND ALL
く さ り 0 く さ り 3
noun
chain; chains
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くさり (read as ぐさり) : 3 words FIND ALL
き ん ぐ さ り 2
noun
golden chain
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とざす : 1 word FIND ALL
と ざ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
2. to plunge (in grief)  (this meaning is restricted to reading とざす)
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Additional less common words include 鎖 but readings have not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1286  Joy o' Kanji : 1286  Key to Kanji: - 

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鎖
サ   くさり a chain   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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   
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