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錠 — lock; tablet

錠 means “lock; tablet”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 錠 (jou, “lock; padlock”).

錠
Stroke order of 錠
Meaning
lock; tablet
On'yomi
ジョウ (jou)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N1 · set Things 3

How to remember 錠

Sounds like 定: both read ジョウ.

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 定 determine

Words with 錠

WordReadingMeaning
錠じょう jou onlock; padlock

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