King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

鉛 — kanji meaning “lead”

lead

Meanings
lead
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
13
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1710 of 2,500
Classical radical
167
Chinese reading
qiān, yán — Chinese character page

Words with 鉛

WordReadingMeaning
えんぴつ enpitsu(wooden) pencil
あえん aenzinc (Zn)
こくえん kokuengraphite
いろえんぴつ iroenpitsucolored pencil; coloured pencil
えんちょく enchokuupright; vertical; perpendicular
えんかん enkanlead pipe
むえん muenunleaded (gasoline, petrol)
あえんびき aenbikizinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
あえんか aenkazinc white; zinc oxide; flowers of zinc
あえんとっぱん aentoppanphotoengraving
あえんばん aenbanzinc plate; zinc sheet
あえんばん aenbanzinc etching

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