錠 — kanji meaning “lock”
錠
lock, fetters, shackles
- Meanings
- lock, fetters, shackles
- On'yomi
- ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1934 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- dìng — Chinese character page
Words with 錠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手錠 | てじょう tejou | handcuffs; manacles |
| 錠剤 | じょうざい jouzai | pill; lozenge; tablet |
| 施錠 | せじょう sejou | locking |
| 南京錠 | ナンキンじょう nankinjou | padlock |
| 錠前 | じょうまえ joumae | lock |
| 糖衣錠 | とういじょう touijou | sugar-coated pill |
| 尾錠 | びじょう bijou | buckle |
| 一錠 | いちじょう ichijou | one tablet; one pill |
| 健胃錠 | けんいじょう ken'ijou | stomach tablet |
| 海老錠 | えびじょう ebijou | lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts) |
| 錠前屋 | じょうまえや joumaeya | locksmith |
| 錠前破り | じょうまえやぶり joumaeyaburi | breaking a lock; picking a lock |
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