Vocab Info

A3 Noun

(かんぬき)bar, bolt (e.g. on door), latch, double-arm lock, (rope) cinching

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      bar, bolt (e.g. on door), latch

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Noun

      2.

      double-arm lock

      Usually written using kana alone, Sumo
    3. Noun

      3.

      (rope) cinching

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    閂 【かんぬき】閂 【かんのき】貫木 【かんぬき】貫木 【かんのき】

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      (かんぬき)には(かぎ)役目(やくめ)があります。

      A bar serves the function of a lock.

        相撲(すもう)には(かんぬき)という手があるそうです。

        I hear that there is a move called a double-arm lock in sumo.

          (もん)(とびら)(ひら)かないようにする横木(よこぎ)(かんぬき)()う。

          The horizontal bar that prevents the gate's door from opening is called a bolt.

            (かんぬき)左右(さゆう)(とびら)内側(うちがわ)につけた金具(かなぐ)に差し通して使(つか)います。

            The bar is used by inserting it through the fittings attached to the inside of the doors on the left and right.

              もしも(かんぬき)をさしていたら、泥棒(どろぼう)がこの(とびら)()ける(こと)もなかっただろう。

              If we had fastened the bolt, the thief probably wouldn't have been able to open this door.

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