鎖
鎖 — Chain
chain, irons, connection
On’yomiサ (sa)
Kun’yomiくさり (kusari)
Kun’yomiとざす (tozasu)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鎖
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing; closure; shutdown |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area) |
| 連鎖 | れんさ rensa | chain; series; connection |
| 経済封鎖 | けいざいふうさ keizaifuusa | economic blockade; embargo |
| 鎖 | くさり kusari | chain; chains |
| 鎖国 | さこく sakoku | national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku |
Study notes
鎖 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1250 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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