Keyword
lead (metal)
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig857
Readings
えん
(55%)
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 (89 in total)
lead (Pb)
lead colour; lead color
colored pencil; coloured pencil
zinc (Zn)
drawing or writing in pencil
sketch (done by pencil)
toxic substance in lead; lead poisoning
leaden; made of lead
upright; vertical; perpendicular
zinc white; zinc oxide; flowers of zinc
red lead; minium; lead(II,IV) oxide
lead acetate (i.e. plumbic acetate, plumbous acetate)
lead mine; lead deposits
sounding lead; plummet
lead glass; crystal glass
zinc plate; zinc sheet
white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently
zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) (sulphate)
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron; galvanized sheet metal
lead glaze (porcelain manuf.)
lead-acid battery; lead storage battery
unleaded (gasoline, petrol)
leadless gasoline; leadless petrol
sphalerite; zinc blende
lead monoxide; lead(II) oxide
cerussite; white lead ore
chrome yellow
Goulard's extract; subacetate of lead; vinegar of lead
zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
zinc-coated; galvanized; galvanised
stereotype (in printing)
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
crocoisite; crocoite; red lead ore
dezincification; dezincing
lead pollution; lead poisoning
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 (101 in total)
"May I use this pencil?" "Yes, you may."
"May I use your pencil?" "Sure go ahead."
Would you lend me your pencil?