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鍵 かぎ N5

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

鍵 けん

  1. key (on a piano, organ, etc.)

鍵盤 けんばん

  1. keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)

鍵かけ かぎかけ

  1. (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook; key rack

鍵がかかる かぎがかかる

  1. to become locked; to lock

鍵っ子 かぎっこ

  1. latchkey child; latchkey kid

鍵の手 かぎのて

  1. section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure

鍵の穴から天を覗く かぎのあなからてんをのぞく

  1. 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

  1. key distribution

鍵をかける かぎをかける

  1. to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
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