“Key” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages
In Japanese, “key” is 鍵 (kagi). In Chinese it is 钥匙 (yào shi).
Japanese
鍵
かぎ · kagi
この鍵で玄関のドアが開きます。
This key opens the front door.
Chinese (Simplified)
钥匙
yào shi
这把钥匙能打开大门。
This key opens the front door.
Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把钥匙 means “one key”.
“Key” in 20 languages
The word and an example sentence in each language. The speaker buttons read them aloud with your browser’s voice.
| Language | Word | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 鍵 かぎ · kagi | この鍵で玄関のドアが開きます。 |
| English | key /kiː/ | This key opens the front door. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 钥匙 yào shi | 这把钥匙能打开大门。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鑰匙 yào shi | 這把鑰匙可以打開大門。 |
| Korean | 열쇠 | 이 열쇠로 현관문을 열 수 있어요. |
| Spanish | llave | Esta llave abre la puerta principal. |
| French | clé | Cette clé ouvre la porte d'entrée. |
| German | Schlüssel | Dieser Schlüssel öffnet die Haustür. |
| Italian | chiave | Questa chiave apre la porta d'ingresso. |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | chave | Esta chave abre a porta da frente. |
| Russian | ключ | Этот ключ открывает входную дверь. |
| Arabic | مفتاح | هذا مفتاح الباب الأمامي. |
| Hindi | चाबी | इस चाबी से मुख्य दरवाज़ा खुलता है। |
| Indonesian | kunci | Kunci ini untuk pintu depan. |
| Vietnamese | chìa khóa | Chìa khóa này dùng để mở cửa chính. |
| Thai | กุญแจ | กุญแจดอกนี้เปิดประตูหน้าบ้านได้ |
| Turkish | anahtar | Bu anahtar ön kapıyı açıyor. |
| Dutch | sleutel | Deze sleutel opent de voordeur. |
| Swedish | nyckel | Den här nyckeln öppnar ytterdörren. |
| Polish | klucz | Ten klucz otwiera drzwi wejściowe. |
