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鍵を握る

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かぎ
Grade: S
にぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡʲi o̞ ɲ̟iɡʲiɾɯ̟]

Verb

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(かぎ)(にぎ) (kagi o nigirugodan (stem (かぎ)(にぎ) (kagi o nigiri), past (かぎ)(にぎ)った (kagi o nigitta))

  1. (idiomatic) to hold the key (to)

Conjugation

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