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key
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingかぎ

Meanings

  1. keyRtK
    怒っかかっドアがたがたゆすっHe angrily rattled the locked door.tatoeba
    かかっドア開けHe pried open the locked door with a crowbar.tatoeba
  1. lock
  2. key (to a problem, success, etc.)
  3. clue

Synonyms

キー

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

metal () · gold () · build · brush · stretch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 418

Compound words

彼はを探した。かぎ
He looked for the key.tatoeba
部屋の合は母に預けておきました。
I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.tatoeba
彼はを探した。
He looked for the key.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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