鉛
鉛 — Lead
lead
On’yomiエン (en)
Kun’yomiなまり (namari)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鉛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ enpitsu | (wooden) pencil |
| 鉛 | なまり namari | lead (Pb) |
| 黒鉛 | こくえん kokuen | graphite |
| 亜鉛 | あえん aen | zinc (Zn) |
| 色鉛筆 | いろえんぴつ iroenpitsu | colored pencil; coloured pencil |
Study notes
鉛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1710 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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