Onyomi: ケン · Kunyomi: かぎ · Meanings: key
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鍵 | かぎ | key | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 鍵 | けん | key (on a piano, organ, etc.) | Noun |
| 鍵盤 | けんばん | keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.) | common Noun |
| 鍵っ子 | かぎっこ | latchkey child, latchkey kid | Noun |
| 鍵をかける | かぎをかける | to lock (a door, etc.), to lock up | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb |
| 鍵がかかる | かぎがかかる | to become locked, to lock | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending |
| 鍵盤楽器 | けんばんがっき | keyboard instrument, clavier | Noun |
| 鍵穴 | かぎあな | keyhole | Noun |
| 鍵の手 | かぎのて | section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure | Noun |
| 鍵型 | かぎがた | key-shaped | Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
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