錠(じょう)

じょう
noun, counter
lock; tablet; pill
toolhealth
1. lock; padlock
A device for securing a door, gate, or container. Can refer to the lock mechanism itself or to a padlock.
錠(じょう)をかける。
Lock up.
自転車(じてんしゃ)の錠(じょう)を外(はず)してください。
Please unlock the bicycle lock.
出(で)かける前(まえ)に、全部(ぜんぶ)の窓(まど)に錠(じょう)をかけたか確認(かくにん)した。
Before leaving, I checked that all the windows were locked.
2. tablet; pill
A solid unit of medicine, used as a counter for tablets. Common in pharmacy and medical contexts.
この薬(くすり)は一回(いっかい)二錠(にじょう)です。
Take two tablets per dose.
錠剤(じょうざい)は水(みず)で飲(の)んでください。
Please take the tablets with water.
毎食後(まいしょくご)に一錠(いちじょう)ずつ服用(ふくよう)してください。
Please take one tablet after each meal.

Has two distinct uses: as a word for locks and as a counter/word for medicine tablets.

SENSE 1 — LOCK:
Refers to any locking device. The phrase 錠(じょう)をかける (to lock) is very common in daily life.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (lock):

SENSE 2 — TABLET:
Used both as a noun meaning 'tablet/pill' and as a counter for counting individual tablets: 一錠(いちじょう), 二錠(にじょう), 三錠(さんじょう).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (tablet):

  • 錠剤(じょうざい) — tablet (medicine form)
  • 一錠(いちじょう) — one tablet
  • 二錠(にじょう) — two tablets

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Compare: 鍵(かぎ) (key)
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