How to say 'Key' in Japanese | キー

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Meaning

Key

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Explanation

The Japanese noun 'キー (きー)' is a loanword from English, meaning 'key'. It is commonly used to refer to a physical key for unlocking doors or locks, as well as metaphorical keys, such as a key to success. In technology, it can also refer to keyboard keys or cryptographic keys. Example sentences: I lost my key「キーをなくした」(きーをなくした). The key to solving this problem is patience「この問題を解決するキーは忍耐だ」(このもんだいをかいけつするきーはにんたいだ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

2276

Composition

katakana

Handwriting