錠前(じょうまえ)

じょうまえ
noun
lock; padlock
1. lock; padlock
lock; padlock
錠前(じょうまえ)を取(と)り替(か)えた。
I replaced the lock.
古(ふる)い錠前(じょうまえ)が錆(さ)びて開(あ)かなくなった。
The old lock got rusty and wouldn't open.
防犯(ぼうはん)のために頑丈(がんじょう)な錠前(じょうまえ)を付(つ)けることをお勧(すす)めします。
For crime prevention, I recommend installing a sturdy lock.

The physical locking mechanism itself, as distinguished from the key. An older, more specific word than the broader 鍵(かぎ), which in everyday speech refers to both the lock and the key. 錠前(じょうまえ) is composed of 錠(じょう) (lock, bolt) and 前(まえ), where 前(まえ) indicates the front-facing part of the mechanism.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 錠前(じょうまえ)を掛(か)ける: to fasten a lock
  • 錠前(じょうまえ)を外(はず)す: to remove a lock
  • 錠前(じょうまえ)師(し): locksmith
  • 錠前(じょうまえ)を取(と)り替(か)える: to replace a lock

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 鍵(かぎ): key; lock — in everyday use covers both the key and lock
  • 南京錠(なんきんじょう): padlock — a portable detachable lock
  • 施錠(せじょう): locking — the act of locking up
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