鉛なまり

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

lead (Pb)

The chemical element lead, a heavy metal. Used in contexts such as materials, chemistry, and environmental topics.

鉛なまりは有ゆう害がいな重じゅう金きん属ぞくです。

Lead is a harmful heavy metal.

このパイプは鉛なまりでできている。

This pipe is made of lead.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉は鉛なまりでできているto be made of lead
この重おもりは鉛なまりでできている。
This weight is made of lead.
鉛なまりのように重おもいas heavy as lead (used to describe extreme heaviness)
疲つかれて足あしが鉛なまりのように重おもい。
I'm so tired my legs feel as heavy as lead.

Kanji

鉛lead

Don't confuse with

亜あ鉛えん
鉛 means lead (Pb), while 亜鉛 means zinc (Zn) — the two share the kanji 鉛 but refer to completely different metals.
黒こく鉛えん
黒鉛 (graphite) is a form of carbon, while 鉛 (なまり) is the metal lead—despite pencils being called “lead” in English, their cores are actually 黒鉛, not 鉛.
すず
鉛 is lead, a heavier and toxic metal that learners sometimes mix up with 錫 because both are soft, low-melting metals traditionally used in solder and plating.
カドミウム
鉛 (lead) is another toxic heavy metal frequently mentioned alongside カドミウム in discussions of environmental contamination, but they are chemically distinct elements.

Word family· 15

鉛なまり玉だま
lead bullet
鉛なまり粉ふん
fine lead powder for writing on lacquerware
鉛なまり色いろ
lead color; lead-gray
ヒ酸さん鉛なまり
lead arsenate

Written forms

鉛なまりUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling for the metal lead.
ナマリUsage<1%

Etymology

The kanji 鉛 is composed of 金 (metal) and 㕣 (phonetic component), historically used to represent the metal lead. The reading なまり is a native Japanese word.

炭たん酸さん鉛なまり

lead carbonate

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酢さく酸さん鉛なまり
lead acetate
鉛なまり中ちゅう毒どく
lead poisoning
鉛なまり公こう害がい
lead pollution
アジ化か鉛なまり
lead azide
一いっ酸さん化か鉛なまり
lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide

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