"鎖" meaning in Japanese

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Affix

IPA: [sa̠] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: ()), sa [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese 鎻 or 鎖 (MC swaX). Compare modern Mandarin 鎖/锁 (suǒ, “lock, padlock; shackles, chains”). Only used in compounds in modern Japanese. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=さ}} Middle Chinese, {{m|ltc|鎻}} 鎻, {{ltc-l|鎖}} 鎖 (MC swaX), {{cog|cmn|鎖||lock, padlock; shackles, chains|tr=suǒ}} Mandarin 鎖/锁 (suǒ, “lock, padlock; shackles, chains”), {{noncog|ja|-}} Japanese Head templates: {{ja-pos|affix|さ}} 鎖(さ) • (sa)
  1. a chain, linkage, or continuation
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-affix-rRWuXJ8O Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese affixes Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 60 40 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 3 0 18 1 3 5 4 3 17 3 13 6 6 4 Disambiguation of Japanese affixes: 58 42
  2. a lock or barrier
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-affix-lLc5mlPo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 鎖国: national isolationism (sakoku), closed border, 連鎖: a chain (rensa) (english: metaphorical), a connection, a linkage
Etymology number: 4

Character

Forms: “Jōyō” kanji [common]
  1. Tags: kanji, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-character-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Common kanji, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Counter

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (じょう)), -jō [romanization], dyau [romanization], ぢやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Alteration from sau, itself an alternative reading of sa above, possibly influenced by an early variety of Mandarin reading suǒ or Cantonese reading so². The shift from sau to jau (modern jō) was probably the influence of the reading of synonymous character 錠 (jō). /sa/ → /sau/ → /d͡ʑau/ → /d͡ʑoː/ Etymology templates: {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{l|ja|錠}} 錠, {{ja-l/helper|錠||}} 錠, {{ja-l|錠}} 錠 Head templates: {{ja-pos|counter|じょう|hhira=ぢやう}} 鎖(じょう) • (-jō) ^(←ぢやう (dyau)?)
  1. counter for pills or tablets
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-counter-zpC-W44F Categories (other): Japanese counters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese counters: 1 6 0 37 2 5 5 8 2 0 5 4 9 9 6 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 0 20 1 4 5 3 8 11 4 14 6 7 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 3 0 21 1 4 6 4 6 17 3 11 7 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 3 0 20 1 4 5 4 6 16 3 14 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 3 6 0 16 2 6 6 8 4 3 6 12 10 11 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 3 0 18 1 3 5 4 3 17 3 13 6 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms:
Etymology number: 5

Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠ɾʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (くさり)), kusari [romanization]
Etymology: Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 鏈る (kusaru, “to be linked together, to link together”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”), {{m|ja|鏈る||to be linked together, to link together|tr=kusaru}} 鏈る (kusaru, “to be linked together, to link together”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|くさり}} 鎖(くさり) • (kusari)
  1. a chain Synonyms: , , , Derived forms: 鎖鎌 (kusari-gama) (ruby: (くさり), (がま)) (english: a chain sickle), 鎖分銅 (kusari fundō) (ruby: (くさり), (ふん), (どう)) (english: a weighted chain), 鎖具足 (kusari gusoku) (ruby: (くさり), (), (そく)) (english: chain armour) Related terms: 鏈る (kusaru) (ruby: (くさ)) (english: to be linked together, to link together)
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-q7BlNRR3 Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [to̞za̠ɕi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (とざし)), tozashi [romanization]
Etymology: Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 鎖す (tozasu, “to shut and lock a door or gate”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”), {{m|ja|鎖す||to shut and lock a door or gate|tr=tozasu}} 鎖す (tozasu, “to shut and lock a door or gate”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|とざし}} 鎖(とざし) • (tozashi)
  1. the closing and locking of a door or gate
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-P99bA2bB
  2. a door or gate so closed and locked
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-K5g4ZY60
  3. a bar or other device used to lock a door or gate
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-PcgsxsKu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 鎖す, 閉ざす (tozasu) (ruby: (とざ), ()) (english: to close and lock a door or gate)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [t͡sɨᵝɡa̠ɾʲi] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (つがり)), tsugari [romanization]
Etymology: Noun derived from the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 連る (tsugaru, “to continue, to lead onto the next, to be connected; to connect or link together”). Etymology templates: {{m|ja|連用形||stem form|tr=ren'yōkei}} 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”), {{m|ja|連る||to continue, to lead onto the next, to be connected; to connect or link together|tr=tsugaru}} 連る (tsugaru, “to continue, to lead onto the next, to be connected; to connect or link together”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|つがり}} 鎖(つがり) • (tsugari)
  1. a connection, linkage, or continuation
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-KY9Eb1f1
  2. (rare) a chain Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-q7BlNRR31 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 3 0 21 1 4 6 4 6 17 3 11 7 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 3 0 20 1 4 5 4 6 16 3 14 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 3 0 18 1 3 5 4 3 17 3 13 6 6 4
  3. a string of items tied together
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-gA3uIrRq
  4. the part of the opening of a drawstring bag through which the string is passed
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-VRng4kIk Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 6 3 0 21 1 4 6 4 6 17 3 11 7 7 5 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 3 0 20 1 4 5 4 6 16 3 14 7 6 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 14 3 0 18 1 3 5 4 3 17 3 13 6 6 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 鎖り, , 連り, 繋り, 綴り, 縋り Related terms: 鎖る, 連る, 繋る, 綴る, 縋る: to continue (tsugaru), to lead onto the next, to be connected, to connect, link together
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑo̞ː] Forms: [canonical] (ruby: (じょう)), [romanization], dyau [romanization], ぢやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Alteration from sau, itself an alternative reading of sa above, possibly influenced by an early variety of Mandarin reading suǒ or Cantonese reading so². The shift from sau to jau (modern jō) was probably the influence of the reading of synonymous character 錠 (jō). /sa/ → /sau/ → /d͡ʑau/ → /d͡ʑoː/ Etymology templates: {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{l|ja|錠}} 錠, {{ja-l/helper|錠||}} 錠, {{ja-l|錠}} 錠 Head templates: {{ja-noun|じょう|hhira=ぢやう}} 鎖(じょう) • (jō) ^(←ぢやう (dyau)?)
  1. (pitch 0) a metal bar used to lock shut a gate, door, chest, or other opening
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-25jYNDBV
  2. (pitch 0) a key used to lock or unlock such an opening
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-ABbwc-zj
  3. (pitch 1) a pill or tablet
    Sense id: en-鎖-ja-noun-Rx6zITAH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms:
Etymology number: 5

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for 鎖 meaning in Japanese (15.9kB)

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          "ref": "1999 March 1, “聖なる鎖”, in Booster 1, Konami",
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              "聖",
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              "鎖",
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              "聖",
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              "動",
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              "封",
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              "言",
              "い"
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          "word": "鐺"
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          "drawstring"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    "Tōkyō"
  ],
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "1": "ja",
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      "ipa": "[sa̠]"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "other": "じょー"
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      "other": "じょー"
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      "ipa": "[d͡ʑo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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    {
      "args": {
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    {
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        {
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        {
          "_dis": "3 6 0 16 2 6 6 8 4 3 6 12 10 11 7",
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        {
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            [
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            [
              "三",
              "さん"
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            [
              "鎖",
              "じょう"
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      "other": "じょー"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    "Japanese lemmas",
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      "args": {
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              "鎖",
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      "other": "くさり"
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      "other": "くさり"
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      "ipa": "[kɯ̟̊ᵝsa̠ɾʲi]"
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      "word": "鉧"
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      "word": "鏁"
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    "ja:松村明"
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}

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      "word": "綴り"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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