漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

4Junior high level13 strokesRadical
On
エン
Kun
なまり
Meaning
lead (metal)

Origin

ORIGIN

金 "metal" with 㕣: a soft metal — lead.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

エン鉛筆・亜鉛・黒鉛
なまり鉛・鉛色

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鉛筆えんぴつ

    pencil

  • 亜鉛あえん

    zinc

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鉛筆で下書きをした。

I sketched it out in pencil.

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