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    3. 鎖

    鎖

    鎖くさり

    chain

    N3KMT8News #20+1CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    鏈鏁

    くさり

    Noun

    1.
    chain, chains

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    犬いぬが鎖くさりにつながれている。

    The dog is tied to a chain.

    KMT5AnimalsDaily Life
    自じ転てん車しゃを盗ぬすまれないように、太ふとい鎖くさで固りてい定こていした。

    I secured my bicycle with a thick chain so it wouldn't be stolen.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    過か去この失しっ敗ぱいという鎖くさりに縛しばられず、未み来らいへ進すすむべきだ。

    One should not be bound by the chains of past failures, but move forward into the future.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    ドアに防ぼう犯はん用ようの鎖くさを取りおとり付つけた。

    I installed a security chain on the door.

    KMT8Daily LifeHome & Housing
    ネックレスの鎖くさりが切きれてしまった。

    The chain of my necklace broke.

    KMT8Daily LifeFashion & Beauty

    Kanji that make up this word

    鎖
    くさり・とざ.す…(1)
    chain・irons・connection
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