Keyword
lead (metal)
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig857
Readings
えん
(54%)
Composed of
gold
short legs
mouth
Mnemonic

Unlike gold which is harmless if you put lead in your mouth your child will be born with short legs.

Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
lead (Pb)
(wooden) pencil
lead colour; lead color
colored pencil; coloured pencil
zinc (Zn)
drawing or writing in pencil
sketch (done by pencil)
upright; vertical; perpendicular
leaden; made of lead
red lead; minium; lead(II,IV) oxide
zinc white; zinc oxide; flowers of zinc
toxic substance in lead; lead poisoning
lead mine; lead deposits
lead acetate (i.e. plumbic acetate, plumbous acetate)
sounding lead; plummet
lead glass; crystal glass
lead-acid battery; lead storage battery
watercolor pencils; water-soluble pencils
zinc plate; zinc sheet
molybdenum (Mo)
crocoisite; crocoite; red lead ore
zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) (sulphate)
lead glaze (porcelain manuf.)
white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron; galvanized sheet metal
lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide
chrome yellow
leadless gasoline; leadless petrol
unleaded (gasoline, petrol)
sphalerite; zinc blende
cerussite; white lead ore
Goulard's extract; subacetate of lead; vinegar of lead
zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
leaded gasoline; leaded petrol
galvanized iron; galvanised iron
uranium-lead method
lead chamber process
zinc sulfide (ZnS) (sulphide)
lead chromate (PbCrO4)
fine lead powder used for writing on lacquerware
writing literature
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
zinc yeast; zinc-enriched yeast
regular unleaded (petrol, gasoline)
lead tree (lead or zinc in a solution of acetate of lead)
lead dioxide; lead(IV) oxide
smithsonite; zinc spar; szaskaite; calamine; dry-bone ore
dezincification; dezincing
lead pollution; lead poisoning
bismuth preparation; bismuth agent
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana); red cedar; red juniper; pencil cedar; aromatic cedar
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana); red cedar; red juniper; pencil cedar; aromatic cedar
Examples (109 in total)
Then I came to my senses, tossed aside my textbook and pencil, and stood up.
The pencil fell due to the recoil and rolled all the way to the window.
May I borrow your pencil?