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key
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingケン
Kun readingかぎ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. keyRtK

Radicals and components

RadicalgoldComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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

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

Compound words

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鍵

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step