鉛 – lead

13 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1710 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 鉛 means lead. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エン (en); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なまり (namari). It is written with 13 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エン	en
Kun’yomi	なまり	namari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 金 (Kangxi radical 167). Components: 金・口・并・ハ.

Words using 鉛

鉛筆えんぴつ(wooden) pencil鉛なまりlead (Pb)

Example sentences

ペンか鉛筆を持っていますか。

Do you have a pen or a pencil?

Tatoeba #196645

鉛と金とでは、どちらが重いんですか。

Which is heavier, lead or gold?

Tatoeba #188633

Kanji with the same radical

金銀針録鉄鈴銭銃鋼鎖鉱鑑銘鋭銅鏡

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