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鉛

Readings

Kana: エン、なまり
Romaji: en, namari
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

lead

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1710
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  yeon
Chinese Reading:  yan2
Unicode:  925b
JIS:  3174

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1707
Nelson Index: 4842
New Nelson Index: 6251
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.14
Four Corner Index: 8816.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1029
Gakken Index: 1681
Japanese Names Index: 1944
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40310
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0516
Remembering the kanji Index: 794
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1845
Kodansha Compact Index: 1812
Kanji in Context Index: 1339
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1122
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1523
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 802
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 857
Essential Kanji Index: 1109
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2143
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2877
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1680

Words

鉛 (なまり)
lead (Pb)
鉛筆 (えんぴつ)
pencil
鉛直 (えんちょく)
perpendicular; upright; vertical
鉛筆の芯 (えんぴつのしん)
lead of a pencil
鉛板 (えんばん)
lead plate
亜鉛 (あえん)
zinc (Zn)
黒鉛 (こくえん)
graphite
無鉛 (むえん)
unleaded (gasoline, petrol)
鉛版 (えんばん)
stereotype (in printing)
鉛白 (えんぱく)
white lead
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