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錠

lock
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingジョウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lockRtK
    彼は鍵を錠に差し込んだ。He put the key in the lock.tatoeba
    頭痛がしたのでアスピリンを２錠飲んだ。I took two aspirins for my headache.tatoeba
  2. fetters
  3. shackles
  1. padlock
  2. tablet
  3. pill

Synonyms

ロック鍵

Homonyms

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Same reading (じょう)
上 · from the standpoint of畳 · tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, eithe…嬢 · unmarried woman情 · feelings状 · form

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · determine · determined · house · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 409

Compound words

手錠てじょう
handcuffs; manacles
錠剤じょうざい
pill; lozenge; tablet
１錠いちじょう
one tablet
一錠いちじょう
one tablet
施錠せじょう
locking
錠前じょうまえ
lock
健胃錠けんいじょう
stomach tablet
南京錠ナンキンじょう
padlock
ナンキン錠ナンキンじょう
padlock
組み合わせ錠くみあわせじょう
combination lock

Additional Examples

水を一口飲まないと、私にはこの錠剤は飲み込めません。
I can't swallow these tablets without a drink of water.tatoeba
水がなければこの錠剤は飲み込めません。
I can't swallow these tablets without a drink of water.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

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