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鎖

JLPT N1 · 18 strokes

The kanji 鎖 — “chain”

鎖 means chain and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 18 strokes and uses the gold / metal radical (金).

Stroke order · 18 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): サ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): くさり、とざ(す)
Radical: 金 · gold / metal
Strokes: 18

How to remember 鎖

Small metal (金) rings linked together — a chain. 鎖 (chain); 鎖国!! — the Edo-period 'locked country' policy, a turning point in history!

Example words with 鎖

On'yomi readings

鎖国さこくnational isolation policy

Kun'yomi readings

鎖くさりchain

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