鍵をかける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かぎ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
鍵を掛ける

Etymology

Literally, to put a key on it.

Verb

(かぎ)かける • (kagi o kakeru) ichidan (stem (かぎ)をかけ (kagi o kake), past (かぎ)をかけた (kagi o kaketa))

  1. to lock (a door, etc.)
  2. (Internet slang) (of a SNS account) to change privacy setting to limited people and posts and/or profiles can be seen by limited people.
    (わたし)投稿(とうこう)炎上(えんじょう)したので(かぎ)をかけた
    Watashi no tōkō ga enjō shita node kagi o kaketa.
    Since my post have been flamed, I changed privacy setting to friends.

Conjugation

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