Refers to the alloy of copper and zinc. Used in contexts such as metalworking, musical instruments, and decorative items.
This instrument is made of brass.
I polished the brass accessories.
made of brass; brass
brass solder; copper-zinc brazing alloy
Standard kanji spelling for brass.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the second character 鍮 is not a jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.
Kana spelling, common in everyday writing when the kanji are considered difficult.
The kanji 真 (true) and 鍮 (brass) combine to mean 'true brass'. The reading しんちゅう is the on'yomi of the characters.