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錆

Readings

Kana: ショウ、セイ、さび、くわ.しい
Romaji: shō, sei, sabi, kuwa.shii
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

tarnish

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-8-8
Korean Reading:  cheong
Chinese Reading:  qiang1
Unicode:  9306
JIS:  3B2C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4877
New Nelson Index: 6296
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a8.8
Four Corner Index: 8512.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40523X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0560
Remembering the kanji Index: 2771
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1556
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2793
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2188
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2845

Words

錆 (さび)
rust
錆つく (さびつく)
to rust together; to be rust-covered; to be rust-eaten; to lose one's skill
不錆鋼 (ふせいこう)
stainless steel
赤錆 (あかさび)
rust
発錆 (はっせい)
rusting; onset of rust
錆びる (さびる)
to rust; to become rusty
身から出た錆 (みからでたさび)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
金錆 (かなさび)
rust
錆止め (さびどめ)
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
さび色 (さびいろ)
rust (colour)
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