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鍵
Kanji meaning "key"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1041
Secondary
Kanken Level 2
WaniKani Level 46
RTK
KLC Volume 9
TMW Trainee
17 strokes
Meanings
key
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
かぎ
Stroke order
(17 strokes)
Composed of
金
gold
radical
建
build
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
かぎ
141 (88%)
けん
17 (11%)
か
1 (1%)
かぎが
1 (1%)
鍵
(
かぎ
)
key
#1263
鍵
(
かぎ
)
をかける
to lock (a door, etc.)
#10546
鍵
(
かぎ
)
がかかる
to become locked
#12647
鍵
(
かぎ
)
穴
(
あな
)
keyhole
#18158
合
(
あい
)
鍵
(
かぎ
)
duplicate key
#20732
鍵
(
かぎ
)
を
握
(
にぎ
)
る
to hold the key (to)
#27691
鍵
(
かぎ
)
を
掛
(
か
)
ける
to lock (a door, etc.)
#30152
鍵
(
かぎ
)
が
掛
(
か
)
かる
to become locked
#31691
合
(
あ
)
い
鍵
(
かぎ
)
duplicate key
#41373
鍵
(
かぎ
)
束
(
たば
)
bunch of keys
#49500
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Most common words using this kanji
鍵
(
かぎ
)
key
#1263
鍵
(
かぎ
)
をかける
to lock (a door, etc.)
#10546
鍵
(
かぎ
)
がかかる
to become locked
#12647
鍵
(
かぎ
)
穴
(
あな
)
keyhole
#18158
合
(
あい
)
鍵
(
かぎ
)
duplicate key
#20732
鍵
(
かぎ
)
を
握
(
にぎ
)
る
to hold the key (to)
#27691
鍵
(
かぎ
)
を
掛
(
か
)
ける
to lock (a door, etc.)
#30152
鍵
(
けん
)
盤
(
ばん
)
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
#31467
鍵
(
かぎ
)
が
掛
(
か
)
かる
to become locked
#31691
合
(
あ
)
い
鍵
(
かぎ
)
duplicate key
#41373
鍵
(
かぎが
)
かかる
to become locked
#48312
鍵
(
かぎ
)
束
(
たば
)
bunch of keys
#49500
鍵
(
かぎ
)
開
(
あ
)
け
lock-opening
#53288
鍵
(
かぎ
)
かけ
key rack
#63868
内
(
うち
)
鍵
(
かぎ
)
internal lock
#65189
鍵
(
かぎ
)
屋
(
や
)
locksmith
#69176
打
(
だ
)
鍵
(
けん
)
keystroke
#80558
鍵
(
かぎ
)
っ
子
(
こ
)
latchkey child
#94127
黒
(
こっ
)
鍵
(
けん
)
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
#94363
成
(
せい
)
功
(
こう
)
の
鍵
(
かぎ
)
key success factor
#98898
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