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錠

Reading

Kana: ジョウ
Romaji: jō
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lock, fetters, shackles

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1934
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-8
Korean Reading:  jeong
Chinese Reading:  ding4
Unicode:  9320
JIS:  3E7B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1737
Nelson Index: 4874
New Nelson Index: 6293
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a8.12
Four Corner Index: 8318.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1423
Gakken Index: 751
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40559
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0564
Remembering the kanji Index: 383
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1852
Kodansha Compact Index: 1827
Kanji in Context Index: 1604
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1143
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1548
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 389
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 409
Essential Kanji Index: 1745
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2180
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2870
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1859

Words

錠 (じょう)
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
錠剤 (じょうざい)
pill; lozenge; tablet
錠前 (じょうまえ)
lock
一錠 (いちじょう)
one tablet or pill; tray; salver
南京錠 (ナンキンじょう)
padlock; hasp
手錠 (てじょう)
handcuffs; manacles
施錠 (せじょう)
locking
シリンダー錠 (シリンダーじょう)
cylinder lock
尾錠 (びじょう)
buckle
糖衣錠 (とういじょう)
sugar-coated pill
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