じょっぴん

noun

key

Hokkaido dialect for a key. Used in everyday conversation in Hokkaido.

• じょっぴんを忘わすれて家うちに入はいれなかった。

  I forgot my key and couldn't get into the house.

noun

lock

Hokkaido dialect for a lock. Can refer to the locking mechanism itself.

• このじょっぴんは固かたくて回まわらない。

  This lock is stiff and won't turn.