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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:
  • 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
  • 鍵が見つからない ⇨ My keys cannot be found. I can’t find my keys
  • 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
  • 彼女は鍵をいた ⇨ She put her keys on top of the desk
  • は鍵を引き出しにしまった ⇨ He put the key in the drawer
  • 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
  • 鍵がカチャっとかった ⇨ The lock engaged with a click
  • は鍵がかっている ⇨ A lock is set on the door. The door is locked
  • 玄関の鍵はかにけた ⇨ I’m very sure I locked the front door
  • 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
  • 彼女は鍵をいた ⇨ She put her keys on (top of) the desk
  • の鍵は間違いなくけた ⇨ I definitely locked the door
  • 鍵がどこか行っちゃった ⇨ The key has gone somewhere. The key is missing. I can’t find the key
  • は鍵をしている ⇨ I’m looking for my keys
  • は鍵をいた ⇨ I put the key on the desk