Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 鍵っ子(かぎっこ) in Japanese

鍵っ子
Kana Reading
かぎっこ
Romaji
kagikko
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    latchkey child
    Example sentence
    6歳ぐらいから鍵っ子生活だったんだから From about age 6, I led the life of a latchkey kid.

Examples of 鍵っ子, かぎっこ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

17 strokes

key

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: かぎ

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JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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