Japanese symbol for “galvanized”
亜鉛引き
あえんびき
Romaji: aenbiki
zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
In Japanese, galvanized is 亜鉛引き, read あえんびき (aenbiki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
Written forms: 亜鉛引き、亜鉛引. Readings: あえんびき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 東亜 | とうあ toua | East Asia; the Orient |
| 亜鉛 | あえん aen | zinc (Zn) |
| 亜熱帯 | あねったい anettai | subtropics |
| 白亜 | はくあ hakua | chalk (rock) |
| 亜流 | ありゅう aryuu | (inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation |
| 亜細亜 | アジア ajia | Asia |
| 鉛筆 | えんぴつ enpitsu | (wooden) pencil |
| 黒鉛 | こくえん kokuen | graphite |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
See also: Chinese symbol for “galvanized”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.