
鉛 - Lead
At the mine gate, a bar of Gold gleams while a Eight halo floats above a cave Mouth, Entrance murmuring 'en', which cues Lead. And yes, '鉛筆' means 'lead pencil', even though the core is graphite, a European naming mistake that stuck in Japanese.
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鉛 - Lead
Index # 1258
Grade 7
13 strokes
JLPT Level : N1
Readings : エン, なまり