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鍵

鍵: key

key; lock
17 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 8 words here

Readings

On
ケン
Kun
かぎ

鍵(かぎ) "key"; 鍵穴(かぎあな) "keyhole", 合鍵(あいかぎ) "spare key". けん in 鍵盤(けんばん) "keyboard"; 黒鍵(こっけん) "black key".

Stroke order · 17 strokes

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Key words

鍵かぎkey; lock
合鍵あいかぎspare key
鍵穴かぎあなkeyhole
鍵盤けんばんkeyboard (piano)
黒鍵こっけんblack key (piano)

Example sentences

I left my house key on the desk.

Before the trip, my mother handed a spare key to the neighbor.

A piano has eighty-eight keys in all.

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