錠【じょう】
Frequency rank: 17,250. – 17,300. (for form 鎖: 2,064. – 2,066.)
- lock; padlock
- tablet; lozenge; pill
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun, used as a suffix; counter
Forms
- 錠【じょう】Frequency rank: 17,250. – 17,300.
- 鎖【じょう】Frequency rank: 2,064. – 2,066.
- じょうFrequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- lock; padlock
- tablet; lozenge; pill
This meaning refers to a device used for securing something, typically a door or a container, to prevent unauthorized access.
I left the house with the lock on.
This meaning pertains to a small, typically round or oval solid form of medication that is taken orally or a medicinal tablet designed for particular effects like soothing.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じょうをかける錠をかけるto lock (with a padlock)じょう錠がかかるto be lockedじょうざい錠剤tablet; pillしょほうせん処方箋やく薬のじょうざい錠剤prescription medication tabletじょうまえ錠前lock (mechanism)じょう錠のかぎ鍵key for a lockじょうざい錠剤をのむ飲むto take a tabletてんてき点滴よう用のじょう錠tablet for IV dripすぽうつどりんくスポーツドリンクのじょう錠tablet of sports drinkじょうざい錠剤をわける分けるto split a tabletじょうざい錠剤のふくさよう副作用side effects of the tablet
Example sentences
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The lock itself is a normal cylinder lock so it doesn't automatically lock when you shut the door.
Take one tablet a day until all of the medicine is gone.
I took the shortcut back to the woods, locked my shelter, and opened the basket.
I rushed to Grannie's house and it wasn't locked, so I went inside.
I took three tablets of a cold medicine before going to bed.
He took two tablets of aspirin to get rid of his cold.
While we were out for a picnic, our house's lock was picked by a thief.