What does 鍵 mean in Japanese?

鍵 (かぎ) means "key" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N5 level vocabulary word in the things category.

How do you pronounce 鍵?

鍵 is read as かぎ (romanized: kagi).

鍵

かぎ

kagi

key

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鍵を忘れました。

I forgot my key.

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