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：2025/12/20
鍵っ子
Hiragana
かぎっこ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
保護者が不在の時間帯に一人で留守番をする子ども / 親から渡された家の鍵を自分で使って登下校後に自宅に出入りする子ども
Easy Japanese Meaning
おやがいないじかんにひとりでいえにいるこども。かぎをもってじぶんでいえにはいるこども。
Chinese (Simplified)
放学后独自在家、无人看管的孩子 / 随身带家门钥匙、自己开门回家的孩子
Sense（1）
latchkey kid
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
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Many of my friends are latchkey kids.
See correct answer
私の友達の中には、鍵っ子が多いです。
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