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鉛

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1512 / 2,608

Lead

On’yomi
えん
Kun’yomi
なまり
Radical
金 Gold (Kangxi 167)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 拝 (Worship), less common than 蹴 (Kick).

On the left, gold is being molded around a mouth-shaped opening with a stick poking through -- this is how soft lead metal is shaped.

In words

鉛筆 えんぴつ pencilN5
鉛 なまり lead (the metal)N1

鉛 is rank 1512 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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