Keyword
key
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig418
Readings
かぎ
(96%)
けん
(3%)
Composed of
gold
build
Used in vocabulary (56 in total)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
Examples (200 in total)
"What's wrong?" "I don't have a key."
"Do you have the key?" "Yes, I have it."
Where did you put our key to the house?
Huh? Where'd I put the keys?
Is that the key you're looking for?
This is your key.
Where was it that you found this key?
If you don't use this key, the door won't open.
This is my house key.
Whose key is this?
This is the key that opened that door.
This is the key I have been looking for.
Is this the key you're looking for?
Give me the key to that castle!
Don't play with that key!
Where did you find the key?
The key is on the desk.
Where did you put your key?
Here are your keys.
I forgot my keys again!
Are you still looking for your key?
Lock the doors.
Don't lock the door.
The door is already unlocked.
Didn't you see my keys?
Where are your keys?
I left my keys at home.
I accidentally forgot to bring the house key.
I can't find my house keys.
As I left the house, I remembered the key.
I remember giving him the key.
He put the key on the desk as usual.
He searched for the key.
He found his key and opened the door.
There is a key on the desk.
Where did I put the key?
We finally found the key.
I found the key I was looking for.
I don't remember where I put my key.
I forgot the key and went back for it.
Are all the windows locked?
I must have lost my key along the way.
I left the key in the room.
Do you need the key?
I know where the key is.
Where's the key?
I've got the keys.
May I have the key?
I'm looking for my key.
Shall I help you look for your keys?
I gave him the key.
You dropped your key.
Open the lock.
You don't have a key, do you?
This is the key for the box.
He turned the key.
Turn the key to the right.
This is the key to the whole mystery.
She is looking for her car keys.
This is the key I've been looking for.
Could you help me find my keys?
Always lock your car.
The room was locked.
I'm a locksmith.
Is this the key your uncle is looking for?
She put the key in her pocket.
The keys are on the table.
I left my keys on the table. Could you fetch them for me?
The key was left in the room.
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.
I found the keys I'd lost.
I've lost my keys again.
Oh no! I lost the car key.
He searched the room for the lost key.
I lost my key yesterday.
I lost my keys somewhere yesterday.
I lost my key.
It seems that I have lost my keys.
I have lost the key.
Unlock the doors.
The key was nowhere to be found.
"What's up?" "The key's gone." "Which key?" "The bike key."
I forgot to lock my bike.
She handed him the key.
I forgot to lock the front door.
I lock my door every time I leave my room.
Did you lock the windows?
I can't find the car keys.
I can't find my key, but it has to be somewhere around here.
I gave him the key to the apartment.
My husband, my son and I each have a key to the flat.
I left the keys with my wallet.
The lost key was under the couch.
The key was under the couch.
"Where's the key to the front door?" "In my jacket pocket."
She put the key in her bag.
Here's the key to your room.
The mayor presented him with the key to the city.
I keep the master copy under lock and key.
He searched his pockets for the key.
The boy was searching for the lost key.
I had no difficulty breaking the lock.
While swimming in the pool, she lost her locker key.
"Who has the key?" "Marco has it."
John took a key out of his pocket.
In opening the door, I broke the lock.
They lost the key to their hotel room.
I broke down the door because I lost the key.
Is your trunk locked?
Mary lost the key.
Mary has lost her keys.
After I locked all the doors, I went to bed.
I left it unlocked.
I'm going to lock the door.
Keep the door locked.
Lock the door.
Would you please lock the door?
Remember to lock the door.
Lock the door!
Mary forgot to lock her car.
Who was it that forgot to lock the door of the warehouse?
I remember locking the door.
I locked all the doors.
Never fail to lock the door when you go to bed.
Lock the window before going to bed.
He left the door unlocked.
She had left the front door unlocked.
Don't fail to lock the door.
I forgot to lock the storeroom.
We lock our doors at night.
Who locked the door?
Didn't you lock up your car?
He put the key in the lock.
I found an old rusty key in that room.
On the tray are five objects - three of them are keys.
Did you give Tom the key?
I found the key in Tom's jacket pocket.
I'm glad Tom found his keys.
Tom has keys to this building.
Tom tried to pick up his keys with his toes.
Tom doesn't remember where he put his key.
Tom locked the doors and windows.
Tom locked the door.
Tom shut the door and locked it.
Tom used the key Mary had given him to open the door.
Tom found the keys he thought he had lost.
Tom finally found his missing keys.
Tom didn't bring his keys.
Tom carefully locked the door.
Tom put the key on the desk.
Tom unlocked the front gate.
Tell Tom to lock the door.
Is this door always locked?
This door is locked.
This door locks automatically.
The door was locked from the inside.
Tom noticed that the door was unlocked.
The doors were locked and we couldn't get in anyhow.
Have you made sure the door is locked?
The door was locked and we couldn't enter.
Didn't you know the door was locked?
The door was locked from within.
Was the door locked?
I tried to open the door, but it was locked.
The front door is locked.
Your door is always locked.
Every door in the house is locked.
She was angry to find the door locked.
The front door remained locked.
Because the entrance was locked, we couldn't enter the house.
We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
To my surprise, the door was unlocked.
Perseverance, it is often said, is the key to success.
He inserted the key in the lock.
I found the key underneath the mat.
She locked her jewels in the safe for fear they might be stolen.
She unlocked her suitcase.
This is the key to the garage.
Why is the garage locked?
It was careless of you to leave the door unlocked.
I tried to open the door, but I couldn't because it was locked.
Having forgotten his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the keyhole.
Please bring the master key.
He had a duplicate key made from that one.
I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.
His fingers ran swiftly over the keys.
If I lost my key, I wouldn't be able to lock the door.
She may have left her car key in her room.
I have left my car keys behind.
I was at a loss when I lost my house key.
He locked up his jewels in the safe.
She locked the door.
Please make sure that the door is locked.
Locking all the doors, I went to bed.
I was in such a hurry that I forgot to lock the door.
This door is locked from the inside.
This door won't lock.
Tom tried opening the door, but it was locked.