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Kanji Detail for 鎖 - "chain, to close"

鎖

  • Meaning

    鎖 means "chain, to close." Also associated with to link.

    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.

  • Words using 鎖

    • 閉鎖 へいさ Listen closing; closure; shutdown
    • 封鎖 ふうさ Listen blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area)
    • 連鎖 れんさ Listen chain; series; connection
    • 経済封鎖 けいざいふうさ Listen economic blockade; embargo
    • 鎖国 さこく Listen national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku

  • Four-character idioms with 鎖

    • 連鎖反応 れんさはんのう Listen chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction

  • Tattoo check: 鎖

    • Verified meaning: chain, to close
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to link

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • 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

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kusari(くさり) くさり

    to.zasu(と-ざす) と-ざす

  • Strokes

    tip

    18 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    chain to link to close closing connecting key lock bond link barrier blockade confine fasten fetter isolate restrain seal secure shackle

Sentences including 鎖

  • The street was deserted after ten.

  • The school was closed due to the snow.

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