かぎ
Meanings
Noun
1. 門扉等を閉鎖するのに用いる仕掛け(錠前)の穴に差し込むなどして、開閉するのに用いる道具。キー。
2. 門扉等を閉鎖するのに用いる仕掛け、錠。錠前。
3. 暗号化や復号の際に使われる、暗号アルゴリズムの手順を制御するデータのこと。
4. パズル、事件などを解くためのヒントとなったり、事象を理解したりするのに重要な手がかりとなる言葉や事実、人物のこと。キーワード。キーポイント。キーパーソン。
Kanji used
key
Pitch accent
Top 1600
Used in vocabulary (33 in total)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
① その錠に合う他の鍵。
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to hold the key (to)
① その錠に合う他の鍵。
bunch of keys
lock-opening; lock-picking
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
① 錠前や鍵を作って売る店。錠前師。② 錠前や鍵を売る人; 錠前や鍵の作り手。錠前師。③ 鍵を使わずに開錠を行う店。その職人。鍵師。④ 花火屋の屋号。
① 内側からかける鍵
latchkey child
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
key success factor; key to success; KSF
section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure
cryptographic key; encryption key
private account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
private account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
private key (cryptography); secret key
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
Examples (90 in total)
Do you need the key?
You don't have a key, do you?
May I have the key?