鍵穴(かぎあな) かぎあな noun keyhole tool 1. keyhole The opening in a lock into which a key is inserted. Also used of the small hole one can peer through in an old-fashioned door lock. 鍵穴(かぎあな)に鍵(かぎ)を差(さ)し込(こ)む。🔊 To insert the key into the keyhole. 鍵穴(かぎあな)が壊(こわ)れていて開(あ)かない。🔊 The keyhole is broken, so it won't open. 暗(くら)くて鍵穴(かぎあな)が見(み)えないので、スマホのライトで照(て)らした。🔊 It was too dark to see the keyhole, so I lit it up with my phone's flashlight. 鍵(かぎ) (key) + 穴(あな) (hole).Common collocations鍵穴(かぎあな)に鍵(かぎ)を差(さ)し込(こ)む: to put the key in the keyhole鍵穴(かぎあな)を覗(のぞ)く: to peek through the keyhole鍵穴(かぎあな)に油(あぶら)を差(さ)す: to oil the keyholeSimilar words鍵(かぎ): key; also 'lock' in everyday speech, as in 鍵(かぎ)をかける (to lock up)錠(じょう): lock — the mechanism itself, of which the 鍵穴(かぎあな) is one part Related Words Related: 鍵(かぎ) Related: 穴(あな) Related: 錠(じょう) general Added 2026.8.6 18:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 30000/30443_kagiana