鍵かぎ
Meanings
Noun
1. key
That's quite a large key.
2. lock
3. key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
This is the key to getting through today safely.
Kanji used
key
Pitch accent
か
ぎ
Top 1400
Used in vocabulary (41 in total)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to become locked; to lock
Examples (119 in total)
Do you need the key?
I've got the keys.
You don't have a key, do you?
May I have the key?
Didn't you see my keys?
"Do you have the key?" "Yes, I have it."
Here are your keys.
This is your key.
I forgot my keys again!
That's quite a large key.
I wonder what key this is.
I can't find my house keys.
You don't need a key to stop it.
Shall I help you look for your keys?
He turned the key.
I'm a locksmith.
I found the keys I'd lost.
Unlock the doors.
The key was nowhere to be found.
Did you lock the windows?
I can't find the car keys.
I insert the key and turn it.
I gave him the key to the apartment.
The door is locked too.
Here's the key to your room.
Could you please look at this key?
It is the key for that shutter.
Bring the key to the detached building.
Is your trunk locked?
Mary lost the key.
Did you give Tom the key?
This is the key to the garage.
Put the key in the mailbox.
"What's wrong?" "I don't have a key."
I left the key in the room.
This is my house key.
This is the key I have been looking for.
Where did you find the key?
Don't play with that key!
The keys are on the table.
Is that the key you're looking for?
I accidentally forgot to bring the house key.
Huh? Where'd I put the keys?
We finally found the key.
Always lock your car.
She put the key in her pocket.
In that case, here is the key.
She handed him the key.
She put the key in her bag.
Whatever, just hand over the key already.
Running on the inside lane is the key.
Let me entrust my key to you.
I left the key with the house-sitter.
I had no difficulty breaking the lock.
It seems the lock hadn't been changed after all.
"Who has the key?" "Marco has it."
John took a key out of his pocket.
He put the key in the lock.
To my surprise, the door was unlocked.
He inserted the key in the lock.
Perseverance, it is often said, is the key to success.
I have left my car keys behind.
Jim put the key into the lock.
Perseverance, as you know, is the key to success.
Where did you put our key to the house?
I don't remember where I put my key.
This is the key that opened that door.
Someone recently opened it using a key.
I remember giving him the key.
If you don't use this key, the door won't open.
Give me the key to that castle!
The key is on the desk.
I must have lost my key along the way.
This is the key to the whole mystery.
She is looking for her car keys.
Is this the key your uncle is looking for?
The lock disengages, and the door slowly opens.
I gaze at the key placed on my palm.
Having no choice, I searched inside their clothes and got the key.
"What's up?" "The key's gone." "Which key?" "The bike key."
I forgot to lock the front door.
The lost key was under the couch.
I left the keys with my wallet.
That idiot lost the keys again.
The mayor presented him with the key to the city.
I keep the master copy under lock and key.
That's why I've been double-locking the door recently.
The boy was searching for the lost key.
I looked at the key's name tag once more.
They lost the key to their hotel room.
I found the key underneath the mat.
She unlocked her suitcase.
I was at a loss when I lost my house key.
Since the lock is never engaged, I am free to come and go.
I can't find my key, but it has to be somewhere around here.
"Where's the key to the front door?" "In my jacket pocket."
While I was looking for the key, I heard some kind of noise from inside.
Father put on his jacket and took the car keys.
He searched his pockets for the key.
The lock was not engaged, and the door opened easily.
If I lost my key, I wouldn't be able to lock the door.
Tom is the only one with the key to this cabinet.
As I left the house, I remembered the key.
This is the key to getting through today safely.
The only way to unlock the door is to open it from the inside.
After I shut the door, I remembered I had left my key behind.
When I arrived home, the keys had already been stolen.
This type of lock is likely used in the windows of many classrooms.
A key had been carelessly left on the table nearby.
While swimming in the pool, she lost her locker key.
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
I found an old rusty key in that room.
We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
I decided to go back to check whether I'd locked the door.
A good lawyer will always zero in on a key piece of evidence.
I go to the living room, take the key from the shelf, and head for the basement.
So it seems a thief broke the lock on the storehouse and sneaked in.
On the tray are five objects - three of them are keys.
Having forgotten his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the keyhole.