鍵

• 読み: かぎ
• ローマ字: kagi
• 漢字の分解: 鍵 (kagi/ken) — key (金 radical indicates metal)
• 発音: /ka.ɡi/

意味

Key. Used for locking and unlocking doors, drawers, and other secured items.

Also used in the phrase 鍵をかける (kagi wo kakeru, to lock) and 鍵を開ける (kagi wo akeru, to unlock). In modern Japan, electronic keys (オートロック) are becoming common in apartment buildings, but traditional keys remain widely used.

例文

1. 鍵をどこに置きましたか。
2. 出かける前に鍵をかけてください。
3. この鍵は部屋のです。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, daily life, security

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 鍵 contains the metal radical 金 (kane), reflecting that keys were traditionally made of metal.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal