Moto 鍵: KeyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ケン
- Kun'yomi
- かぎ
- Level
- Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 55 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ケン)
- 鍵盤けんばんkeyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
- 打鍵だけんkeystroke
- 打鍵検証だけんけんしょうkeystroke verification
- 白鍵はっけんwhite key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
- 秘鍵ひけんhidden mysteries; secret principle
- 継電鍵けいでんけんrelay key
- 鍵盤ハーモニカけんばんハーモニカmelodica; pianica
- 鍵盤楽器けんばんがっきkeyboard instrument; clavier
- 関鍵かんけんlocking doors; lock and key
- 電鍵でんけんtelegraph key (switching device used to send Morse code)
- 黒鍵こっけんblack key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鍵かぎkey
- 公開鍵こうかいかぎpublic key
- 公開鍵基盤こうかいかぎきばんPublic Key Infrastructure
- 公開鍵暗号こうかいかぎあんごうpublic key encryption
- 公開鍵暗号方式こうかいかぎあんごうほうしきpublic key cryptosystem
- 共有鍵きょうゆうかぎshared key
- 共有鍵暗号きょうゆうかぎあんごうsymmetric key cryptography
- 共有鍵暗号方式きょうゆうかぎあんごうほうしきshared key encryption
- 共通鍵暗号きょうつうかぎあんごうsymmetric key cryptography
- 内鍵うちかぎinternal lock
- 勝敗の鍵を握るしょうはいのかぎをにぎるto have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory
- 合い鍵あいかぎduplicate key
- 合鍵あいかぎduplicate key
- 対称鍵暗号たいしょうかぎあんごうsymmetric key cryptography
- 成功の鍵せいこうのかぎkey success factor; key to success
- 暗号鍵あんごうかぎcryptographic key; encryption key
- 秘密鍵ひみつかぎprivate key (cryptography); secret key
- 秘密鍵暗号ひみつかぎあんごうsecret key cryptography; symmetric key cryptography
- 秘密鍵暗号方式ひみつかぎあんごうほうしきsecret key cryptosystem
- 鍵かけかぎかけkey rack; (wall-mounted) key holder
- 鍵がかかるかぎがかかるto become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
- 鍵が掛かるかぎがかかるto become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
- 鍵っ子かぎっこlatchkey child
- 鍵の手かぎのてsection of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure
- 鍵の穴から天をのぞくかぎのあなからてんをのぞくto have a narrow view of things; to peep at the sky through a keyhole
- 鍵の穴から天を覗くかぎのあなからてんをのぞくto have a narrow view of things; to peep at the sky through a keyhole
- 鍵の配布かぎのはいふkey distribution
- 鍵をかけるかぎをかけるto lock
- 鍵を掛けるかぎをかけるto lock
- 鍵を握るかぎをにぎるto hold the key (to)
- 鍵型かぎがたkey-shaped
- 鍵垢かぎあかprivate account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
- 鍵屋かぎやlocksmith
- 鍵形かぎがたkey-shaped
- 鍵括弧かぎかっこsquare bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
- 鍵掛けかぎかけkey rack; (wall-mounted) key holder
- 鍵束かぎたばbunch of keys
- 鍵穴かぎあなkeyhole
- 鍵穴趣味かぎあなしゅみvoyeurism
- 鍵管理かぎかんりkey management
- 鍵輪かぎわkey ring
- 鍵開けかぎあけlock-opening; lock-picking
- 鍵開け道具かぎあけどうぐlock pick; lock-opening tools
Other readings
- 鍵アカかぎあかprivate account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
Kanji that often appear with 鍵
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