鎖 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

chain, irons, connection

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • JHS
Kun (native)
  • くさりJHS
  • とざ(す)
Other languages
  • 拼音suo3
  • 한글swae
  • Hán-ViệtTỏa

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9396

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金𧴪

Words using this kanji

  • くさり(じょう)扉を開かないように閉じる箱状の金具。 (くさり)多数の金輪を繫いだ物。chain, chains
  • 鎖国さこく政府が外国との交易及び交流を著しくĢ制限し、又は禁止すること。また、そうした国家の状態。 特に、日本が江戸時代に行っていた外交政策及びその状態。これにより、江戸時代の日本ではオランダや中国など、特定の国家以外との交流が断絶された。ペリーの開国要求により解消された。national isolation, closing the country (to foreigners), sakoku
  • 鎖骨さこつ肩の前方にある左右一対のS字状の骨。胸骨と肩甲骨をつないで肩帯を構成する。collarbone, clavicle
  • 鎖樋くさりといrain chain (hanging from a gutter and functioning as downspout, often made of ornamental cups)
  • 鎖状さじょうchainlike
  • 鎖糸くさりいとchain of yarn
  • 鎖鎌くさりがまくさりがまの漢字表記。sickle and chain (weapon)
  • 鎖線させんchain line, dot-dash line
  • 鎖蛇クサリヘビくさりへび参照。viper (esp. a pitless viper)
  • 鎖陰さいんgynatresia
  • 鎖車くさりぐるまsprocket wheel
  • 鎖鋸くさりのこchainsaw
  • 鎖すさすto shut, to close, to lock, to fasten
  • 鎖肛さこうimperforate anus, anal atresia, aproctia
  • 鎖港さこうclosure of ports, excluding foreign ships from ports
  • 鎖編みくさりあみchain stitch
  • 鎖帷子くさりかたびらchain mail (armor, armour)
  • 鎖伝動くさりでんどうchain drive
  • 鎖歯車くさりはぐるまsprocket wheel
  • 鎖分銅くさりふんどうchain with a weight at the end (usu. a weapon)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(123 results)

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-10
Four Corner
8918.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a10.2
Heisig
2087
Nelson
4901