漢字道KANJIDO

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On
ショウ・セイ
Kun
さび・くわ.しい
Meaning
rust

Origin

ORIGIN

Metal 金 with 青 as phonetic: what forms on the surface of metal — rust.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • さび

    rust

  • 赤錆あかさび

    red rust

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

雨ざらしの自転車の鎖に錆が浮いた。

Rust came up on the chain of the bicycle left out in the rain.

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