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破錠 (はじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

破は錠じょう

Meanings

1

noun

destroying a lock; breaking a lock

Refers to the act of physically breaking or destroying a lock, such as a padlock or door lock.

犯はん人にんは玄げん関かんの破は錠じょうに成せい功こうした。
The criminal succeeded in destroying the front door lock.

Kanji

破rend, rip, tear
錠lock, fetters, shackles

Etymology

Compound of 破 (ha, 'break, destroy') and 錠 (jō, 'lock'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of destroying a lock.