錠 Lock

Radical Combination

• 金

  Gold
• 宀

  Roof
• 正

  Correct

Meaning

Primary

Lock

Mnemonic

This is a gold roof, correct? Better put a lock on it, then.

Hints

It's only natural that you'd want to put a lock on a gold roof so that nobody could steal it.

Readings

On’yomi

じょう

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The person who put the lock on the gold roof was none other than... Joe (じょう)?!

Hints

How did Joe, a simple farmhand, get hold of such a valuable gold roof? Either way, the lock he’s put on it is incredibly tough, so there’s no way you could make off with his gold roof anyway.