Kanji Detail for 鎖 - "chain, link, lock"

鎖

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
鎖 means "chain, link, lock."
1. Chain - Metal rings linked together.
2. To link - To connect; connected things.
3. To close - To lock; to shut; to seal.
4. Key - A key for locking; a lock.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

chain; irons; connection

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

lock, padlock; shackles, chains

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把[ba3])

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

lock, padlock; chains, shackles

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Rings hooked and connected together. Today called 鏈 (chain). Anciently called 鎖. Therefore ornaments in a linked ring shape are called 連鎖. Armor made by hooking rings together is called 鎖子甲 (chain mail). | A device for securing doors, cabinets, and boxes so people cannot open them. Anciently called 鍵, today called 鎖. | To close off. As in 雲封霧鎖 (sealed by clouds and locked by mist) and the like, meaning mountains and valleys are enclosed by clouds and mist.
Onyomi

sa(さ)
Kunyomi

kusari(くさり)

sa.su(さす)

toza.su(とざす)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords
chain link connect bind lock close shut seal key shackle fetter bond tie secure fasten join sequence series continuity network