Japanese symbol for “locksmith”
鍵屋
かぎや
Romaji: kagiya
locksmith
In Japanese, locksmith is 鍵屋, read かぎや (kagiya).
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Meanings
- n locksmith
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “locksmith”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錠前屋 | じょうまえや joumaeya | locksmith |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鍵盤 | けんばん kenban | keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.) |
| 合鍵 | あいかぎ aikagi | duplicate key |
| 打鍵 | だけん daken | keystroke; typing |
| 鍵穴 | かぎあな kagiana | keyhole |
| 鍵っ子 | かぎっこ kagikko | latchkey child; latchkey kid |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
| 屋根 | やね yane | roof |
| 屋敷 | やしき yashiki | residence; estate; grounds |
See also: Chinese symbol for “locksmith”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.