Kanji
N1 17 strokes Grade 8 freq #2029

key

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

gold kane

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
telegraph key (switching device used to send Morse code)

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

key
private account (on social media, esp. Twitter); account that can only be viewed by approved followers
symmetric key cryptography
secret key cryptosystem
secret key cryptography; symmetric key cryptography
cryptographic key; encryption key
encryption key
asymmetric key cryptography; asymmetric key cryptosystem
private account (on social media, esp. Twitter); account that can only be viewed by approved followers
key bed

Example sentences

He looked for the key.

He found his key and opened the door.

His fingers ran swiftly over the keys.

He lifted the board and looked at the keys.