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► 名詞
  [(2)かぎ]    meaning:  key  rank: 1
☆ 成功の鍵 ⇨ The key to success
☆ の鍵 ⇨ A car key

  [(2)かぎ]  [鍵が掛かる]    meaning:  lock  rank: 1
☆ は鍵がかっていなかった ⇨ The door was locked

  [(2)かぎ]  [鍵をする]    meaning:  lock  rank: 1
☆ 玄関の鍵をするのをれた ⇨ I forgot to lock the front door

  [(2)かぎ]  [鍵を掛ける]    meaning:  lock  rank: 1
☆ 玄関の鍵をけるのをれた ⇨ I forgot to use the key, lock, the front door

  [(2)かぎ]  [鍵を開ける]    meaning:  lock  rank: 1
☆ 鍵がかない ⇨ The lock doesn’t open, cannot be unlocked


More examples:
  • 彼女は鍵をいた ⇨ She put her keys on (top of) the desk
  • 鍵がカチャっとかった ⇨ The lock engaged with a click
  • 彼女は鍵をいた ⇨ She put her keys on top of the desk
  • 部外者がみだりに立ち入らないよう鍵がかけてある ⇨ It is locked so outsiders won’t trespass without permission
  • 玄関の鍵をめていなかったことに気付いてはっとした ⇨ I gasped when I realiezed I hadn’t locked the front door
  • 鍵は内側からしかけられない ⇨ It can be locked only from the inside
  • 玄関の鍵はかにけた ⇨ I’m very sure I locked the front door
  • 鍵がまっているか何回かめた ⇨ I checked many times that the door is locked
  • 玄関の鍵をけるのをれた ⇨ I forgot to lock the front door
  • 料理の鍵は素材自然かすことだ ⇨ The key to cooking is to maximize natural flavors of ingredients
  • の鍵は間違いなくけた ⇨ I definitely locked the door
  • の鍵をめたえはかに有る ⇨ I do have the memory of locking the door. I’m sure I locked the door
  • 鍵をしたが何処にも見当たらなかった ⇨ I looked for my keys but I didn’t see it anywhere
  • 鍵をこじけようとした痕跡有る ⇨ There is a mark that someone tried to pry open the lock
  • 玄関の鍵をかけないのは不用心だ ⇨ It is not careful enough, safe, to keep the entrance unlocked