真しん鍮ちゅう

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ちゅ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the alloy of copper and zinc. Used in contexts such as metalworking, musical instruments, and decorative items.

この楽がっ器きは真しん鍮ちゅうでできている。
This instrument is made of brass.
真しん鍮ちゅうのアクセサリーを磨みがいた。
I polished the brass accessories.

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Kanji

真true, reality, Buddhist sect
鍮brass

Don't confuse with

青せい銅どう
真鍮 is brass, an alloy of copper and zinc with a yellowish color, while 青銅 is bronze, an alloy of copper and tin with a duller, greenish-brown color.

Word family

真しん鍮ちゅう製せい
made of brass; brass
真しん鍮ちゅう鑞ろう
brass solder; copper-zinc brazing alloy

Written forms

真しん鍮ちゅうUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling for brass.
真しんちゅうUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the second character 鍮 is not a jōyō kanji, so this form is sometimes used for readability.
しんちゅうUsage1%
Kana spelling, common in everyday writing when the kanji are considered difficult.

Etymology

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.