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鍵

Readings

Kana: ケン、かぎ
Romaji: ken, kagi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

key

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  2029
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-9
Korean Reading:  geon
Chinese Reading:  jian4
Unicode:  9375
JIS:  3830

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1753
Nelson Index: 4894
New Nelson Index: 6317
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a8.18
Four Corner Index: 8514.0
Gakken Index: 1824
Japanese Names Index: 2652
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40654
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0597
Remembering the kanji Index: 2761
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1565
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 418
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2203

Words

鍵 (けん)
key (of a piano, etc.)
鍵盤 (けんばん)
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
鍵盤楽器 (けんばんがっき)
keyboard (keyed) instrument
鍵穴趣味 (かぎあなしゅみ)
voyeurism
黒鍵 (こっけん)
black keys
鍵 (かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
かぎ括弧 (かぎかっこ)
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
鍵穴 (かぎあな、カギあな)
keyhole
関鍵 (かんけん)
locking doors; lock and key; vital point
合い鍵 (あいかぎ)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
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