鎖 — kanji meaning “chain”
鎖
chain, irons, connection
- Meanings
- chain, irons, connection
- On'yomi
- サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi
- くさり、とざ.す
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1250 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- suǒ — Chinese character page
Words with 鎖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 連鎖 | れんさ rensa | chain; series; connection |
| 鎖国 | さこく sakoku | national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners) |
| 鎖骨 | さこつ sakotsu | collarbone; clavicle |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ keizaifuusa | economic blockade; embargo |
| 鎖鎌 | くさりがま kusarigama | sickle and chain (weapon) |
| 鎖帷子 | くさりかたびら kusarikatabira | chain mail (armor, armour) |
| 連鎖反応 | れんさはんのう rensahannou | chain reaction |
| 鉄鎖 | てっさ tessa | iron chain |
| 基地閉鎖 | きちへいさ kichiheisa | (military) base closing |
| 金鎖 | きんぐさり kingusari | golden chain |
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