錠 — lock, fetters, shackles

じょう錠 lock

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 16 strokes

U+9320 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1934 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #409 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

lock
fetters
shackles

word

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

錠(じょう) jou lock

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おかね金 gold #167

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#167 金 metal

錠 — lock, fetters, shackles

Meanings

word

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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錠 — lock, fetters, shackles

Meanings

word

しょう ・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しょう・じょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).