鉛
lead
Readings
On'yomi
- エン
Kun'yomi
- なまり
Meaning
鉛 centers on the heavy, soft metal lead. Its meaning is straightforward and specific to this element.
Most common words using 鉛
20 of 98- 鉛筆えんぴつN5
(wooden) pencil
- 鉛なまりN1
lead (Pb)
- 亜鉛あえん
zinc (Zn)
- 色鉛筆いろえんぴつ
colored pencil; coloured pencil
- 黒鉛こくえん
graphite
- 鉛直えんちょく
upright; vertical; perpendicular
- 鉛管えんかん
lead pipe
- アジ化鉛アジかなまり
lead azide
- ウラン鉛法ウランなまりほう
uranium-lead method
- クロム酸鉛クロムさんなまり
lead chromate (PbCrO4)
- セレン化亜鉛セレンかあえん
zinc selenide
- テルル鉛鉱テルルえんこう
altaite
- ヒ酸鉛ヒさんなまり
lead arsenate
- モリブデン鉛鉱モリブデンえんこう
wulfenite (PbMoO4)
- 一酸化鉛いっさんかなまり
lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide
- 二酸化鉛にさんかなまり
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
- 亜鉛メッキ鋼板あえんメッキこうばん
galvanized sheet iron
- 亜鉛中毒あえんちゅうどく
zinc poisoning
- 亜鉛凸版あえんとっぱん
photoengraving
- 亜鉛合金あえんごうきん
zinc alloy
Study
Etymology
鉛 combines 金 (metal) with a phonetic component that historically contributed the sound エン. The right side is a simplified form whose exact origin is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The metal 金 on the left and the heavy-looking right side suggest a dense, weighty metal: lead.
Reading mnemonic
For エン, imagine a lead weight at the end of a fishing line: the end weight cues エン, and it's made of heavy lead.