17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade
key
Kun'yomi
か ぎ key ②lock ③key (to a problem, success, etc.)
On'yomi
ケ ン key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
Character Breakdown
key
かぎ ケン (11th)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
References
| Unicode hex code | 9375 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-24-16 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 4894 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 6317 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1753 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2203 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1565 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 2761 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 418 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1824 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 2652 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 40654 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 915 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 8a8.18 |
| Four corner code | 8514.0 |