# 錠 — Lock

Frequency rank 745 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 州 (State), less common than 銀 (Silver).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Gold on the left forges with correct precision on the right — a golden lock crafted correctly, the mechanism built with exact metalwork to secure properly.

In words:

- 手錠 てじょう — handcuffs;manacles

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