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鉛

Lead
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingエン
Kun readingなまり
JōyōGrade 8Level 26
  1. lead (Pb)

Homonyms

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Same reading (なまり)
訛り · accent (of one's speech)

Popular Usage

鉛筆

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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lead · metal (金) · gold (金) · gully · eight (八) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 857

Compound words

鉛筆えんぴつ
(wooden) pencil
亜鉛あえん
zinc (Zn)
黒鉛こくえん
graphite
鉛管えんかん
lead pipe
鉛色なまりいろ
lead colour
鉛錘えんすい
plumb bob
鉛製えんせい
leaden
鉛直えんちょく
upright
鉛毒えんどく
toxic substance in lead
鉛版えんばん
stereotype
鉛槧えんざん
writing literature
鉛釉えんゆう
lead glaze (porcelain manuf.)
黄鉛おうえん
chrome yellow
亜鉛引あえんびき
zinc-coated
亜鉛華あえんか
zinc white
亜鉛板あえんばん
zinc plate
亜鉛版あえんばん
zinc etching
亜鉛末あえんまつ
zinc dust
鉛中毒なまりちゅうどく
lead poisoning
亜鉛引きあえんびき
zinc-coated
亜鉛凸版あえんとっぱん
photoengraving
鉛筆の芯えんぴつのしん
lead of a pencil
鉛筆削りえんぴつけずり
pencil sharpener
鉛筆柏槙えんぴつびゃくしん
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Additional Examples

彼は鉛筆を手に持った。
He took a pencil in his hand.tatoeba
彼は鉛筆を机の上に置いた。
He put down the pencil on the desk.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Lead (metal). 金 (metal) + 㕣 — a soft grey metal. 鉛筆 — pencil.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鉛

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