Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ジョウ lock, padlock, tablet, lozenge, pill

ジョウザイ pill, lozenge, tablet

糖衣 トウイジョウ sugar-coated pill

カイジョウ unlocking