鉛 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 鉛意味

lead

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鉛 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

なまり namari

KUNYOMI　訓読み

エン en

Examples

鉛と金とでは、どちらが重いんですか。

Which is heavier, lead or gold?

鉛は簡単に曲がる。

Lead bends easily.

これは鉛のように重い。

This is as heavy as lead.

腰の痛みから足が鉛のように重く引きずるように歩いていました。

His backache left him lurching along with leaden legs.

Back to list JLPT N1 Kanji 36

珠 pearl, gem, jewel

凝 congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in

苗 seedling, sapling, shoot

獣 animal, beast

哀 pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize