カードキー

かーどきー
noun
key card; card key
tool
1. key card; card key
A plastic card used in place of a metal key to unlock doors, common at hotels, offices, and apartment buildings. It is read by inserting or holding it over a card reader.
カードキーで部屋(へや)に入(はい)る。
to enter the room with a key card.
カードキーを忘(わす)れて部屋(へや)に入(はい)れなくなった。
I forgot my key card and couldn't get into the room.
このマンションはオートロックで、出入(でい)りにはカードキーが必要(ひつよう)だ。
This apartment building has an auto-lock, and you need a key card to go in and out.

A card that functions as a key, typically for hotel rooms, offices, or auto-locked apartment buildings.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • キーカード: card key — an interchangeable variant order of the same two elements
  • 鍵(かぎ): key — the general word, including physical metal keys

Related Words

Compare: 鍵(かぎ) (key)
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Added 2026.7.24 21:17 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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