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้ต
้ต
17 strokes
Frequency: 2029
Grade 8

Meanings

key

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฑใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ‹ใŽ

Common Words

ใ‹ใŽ
ใ‚ซใ‚ฎ
้‘ฐ
Noun
Freq #1536
1

key

2

lock

Examples
ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹้š›ใซใ€็งใฏ้ตใ‚’ๅฃŠใ—ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
3

key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

้ตใ‚’ๆŽ›ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŽใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #11489
1

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

Examples
ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใซ้ตใ‚’ใ‹ใ‘ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Would you please lock the door?
้ตใŒๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŽใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #14899
1

to become locked; to lock

Examples
ๆญฃ้ขใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใฏ้ตใŒใ‹ใ‹ใฃใŸใพใพใ ใฃใŸใ€‚
The front door remained locked.
ใ‚ซใ‚ฎ็ฉด
ใ‹ใŽใ‚ใช
Noun
Freq #18224
1

keyhole

ๅˆใ„้ต
ๅˆใ‚ซใ‚ฎ
ใ‚ใ„ใ‹ใŽ
Noun
Freq #22890
1

duplicate key

Examples
ๅˆ้ตใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please bring the master key.
2

master key; passkey; skeleton key

ใ‘ใ‚“ใฐใ‚“
Noun
Freq #27609
1

keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)

Examples
ๆŒ‡ใฏ้ต็›คใฎใ‚ใกใ‚‰ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใซๅ‹•ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
They moved up and down the keys.
ใ‚ซใ‚ฎใ‚’ๆกใ‚‹
ใ‹ใŽใ‚’ใซใŽใ‚‹
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #31731
1

Idiomatic expression

to hold the key (to)

้ตๆŽ›ใ‘
ใ‹ใŽใ‹ใ‘
Noun
Freq #44098
1

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

ใ‹ใŽใŸใฐ
Noun
Freq #44264
1

bunch of keys

ใ‹ใŽใ‚ใ‘
Noun
Freq #46225
1

lock-opening; lock-picking

๐ŸŽ“

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