Illustration: At the entrance to a Japanese apartment, a resident holds a small metal key between thumb and forefinger and guides its cut blade into the door's keyhole. The bow remains clearly visible outside the lock, with a short ring and a little fish-shaped fob hanging below it.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

キー

kii

key for a lock

Example sentences

  1. 車くるまのキーはどこかしら？

    Where are the car keys?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはドアのキーを回まわした。

    He turned the key.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. キーはマットの下したにあります。

    The key is under the mat.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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