かぎ
鍵

noun

  1. key.
  2. lock.
  3. key (to a problem), clue.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かぎ
鍵
 鍵 かぎ ✔
かぎ
鑰
 鑰 かぎ
　
カ
　
ギ
 カギ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

key
かぎ　ケン (11th)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
build
ケン　たて　た.てる (4th, N4)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
long stride or stretching radical (no. 54)
イン (Kentei 1)