錠

Definitions

 * 1) spindle
 * 2) ingot-shaped tablet (of metal, medicine, etc.)

Etymology 1
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a device used to make a door unopenable: a lock
 * Iŏ. ジャウ (鎖) 錠. 例, Iŏuo vorosu. (鎖を下ろす) 錠をおろす. Iŏuo aquru. (鎖を開くる) 錠をあける.
 * Iŏ. ジャウ (鎖) 錠. 例, Iŏuo vorosu. (鎖を下ろす) 錠をおろす. Iŏuo aquru. (鎖を開くる) 錠をあける.

Counter

 * 1) lozenge

Etymology 2
Compound of, in reference to the padlock on the front of a chain keeping a door or gate closed. The use of 錠 is an example of ateji.