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JLPT N5 · Noun

鍵 (kagi)

鍵 (かぎ, kagi) is a Japanese noun meaning “key”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かぎ
Romaji
kagi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. key · noun
  2. lock · noun
  3. key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue · noun

Example sentences

ドアを開ける際に、私は鍵を壊してしまった。
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鍵

鍵
keyケン・かぎ · 17 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1260490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.