Word details

鍵っ子

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 鍵っ子.

Dictionary

Entry

鍵っ子かぎっ子カギっ子ぎっこNounFreq #94971
1

latchkey child; latchkey kid

Examples
6歳ぐらいから鍵っ子生活だったんだから。
From about age 6, I led the life of a latchkey kid.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

key

17 strokesFrequency 2,029Grade 8

On

ケン

Kun

かぎ

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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