# 鎖 — chain

鎖 means “chain”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. On'yomi: サ (sa). Kun'yomi: くさり (kusari). You'll see it in words such as 鎖 (kusari, “chain; chains”).

- Meaning: chain
- On'yomi: サ (sa)
- Kun'yomi: くさり (kusari)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 1

## How to remember 鎖

Parts: 金 metal; gold · ⺍ sparkle · 貝 shell; money

## Words with 鎖

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鎖 | くさり (kusari) | chain; chains |

## Don't confuse it with

[賞](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/prize/) · [質](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/quality/) · [償](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/make-amends/)

## More in the “Things 1” set

[鈴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/small-bell/) · [盤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/game-board/) · [旗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/flag/) · [網](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/net/) · [鎖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/) · [軸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/axis/) · [卓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/table/) · [俵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/straw-bag/) · [鏡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mirror/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chain/. Last updated 2026-11-01.