What does kanji 錠 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 錠 is lock.

How is kanji 錠 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 錠 are ジョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 錠?

The main radical for kanji 錠 is 金.

What words use kanji 錠?

Example words that use kanji 錠 include 錠剤, 錠をかける, 錠を下ろす, 錠菓.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

錠

Meaning

Kanji 錠

lock

lock, fetters, shackles

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ジョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1934
Strokes: 16
Radical: 金
Components: 宀 • 疋 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 綻 • 靛 • 諚 • 聢 • 𦩘 • 定 • 淀

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

錠剤

じょうざい

pill

錠をかける

じょうをかける

to fasten a lock

錠を下ろす

じょうをおろす

to lock

錠菓

じょうか

tablet candy

錠前

じょうまえ

lock

錠前屋

じょうまえや

locksmith

錠前破り

じょうまえやぶり

breaking a lock

施錠

せじょう

locking

えび錠

えびじょう

lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts)

さし錠

さしじょう

bolt

シリンダー錠

シリンダーじょう

cylinder lock

ナンキン錠

ナンキンじょう

padlock

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

ドアの錠が壊れている。

the door lock is broken.

錠をかけてから出かけてください。

please lock it before you go out.

古い倉庫の錠はすっかりさびていた。

the old warehouse lock was completely rusted.

囚人は重い錠をはめられていた。

the prisoner was fitted with heavy fetters.

彼は足に錠をつけられ、動けなかった。

he had shackles on his feet and could not move.

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錠剤 Jouzai