Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1934 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: lock, fetters, shackles
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ジョウ
Composition: 金 定
Radical: 金
Meaning: metal, gold
錠 (ジョウ) lock, padlock, tablet, lozenge, pill
錠剤 (ジョウザイ) pill, lozenge, tablet
糖衣錠 (トウイジョウ) sugar-coated pill
開錠 (カイジョウ) unlocking