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鍵 = 金 + 建

鍵 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “key”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 建 (build). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 418.

Keyword
key
RTK frame
418
Strokes
17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かぎ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ключ
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
鍵 door bolt

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 金 gold
  2. 建 build

How to find 鍵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “build”. 鍵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鍵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.