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Kanji Detail for 鉛 - "lead"

鉛

  • Meaning

    鉛 means "lead." Also associated with white powder.

    1. Lead - A metallic element.

    2. White powder - A cosmetic pigment made from lead.

  • Words using 鉛

    • 鉛筆 えんぴつ Listen (wooden) pencil
    • 黒鉛 こくえん Listen graphite
    • 亜鉛 あえん Listen zinc (Zn)

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    • Verified meaning: lead
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read なまり)
    • Also carries these associations: white powder

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鉛

    Surnames 鉛(なまり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lead

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lead (element 82, Pb)

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lead (chemistry)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lead

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A soft metal. Similar to tin but slightly bluish in color. When refined with vinegar, it can be made into powder. Ancient alchemists also used it for making elixir pills. | An abbreviation for lead powder. As in 鉛華, 丹鉛. | Pencil lead. A mineral. Natural pure carbon. Used to make pencils, hence the name. Ancient people also used lead for writing. As in 鉛槧.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    en(エン) エン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    namari(なまり) なまり

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    lead white powder metal pencil core element dense alloy battery contamination poisoning pigment cosmetic malleable mining solder toxicity pipes shielding paint

Sentences including 鉛

  • Can i use your pencil?

  • Do you have a pencil?

  • Put down your pencil.

  • Someone has walked off with my pencil.

  • That is a pencil.

  • Is this pencil yours?

  • I'm sorry i have no pencil to write with.

  • You must not write a letter with a pencil.

  • Do you have a pen or pencil?

  • May i use this pencil?

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