錆 – rust, tarnish

16 strokesJinmeiyō (names)N2 vocabulary

The kanji 錆 means rust, tarnish. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ショウ、セイ (shou, sei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さび、くわ.しい (sabi, kuwashii). It is written with 16 strokes, under radical 金 (no. 167).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
On’yomi	セイ	sei
Kun’yomi	さび	sabi
Kun’yomi	くわ.しい	kuwashii

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・月・青・土・二・亠.

Words using 錆

錆さびrust錆びるさびるto rust

Example sentences

この車は錆に強い。

This car is resistant to rust.

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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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