錆

16 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

rust, tarnish

Kun'yomi
  • さび
    		rust
  • くわしい
On'yomi
  • ショウ
  • セイ

Main Radical

金(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

さび 100.0%

Character Breakdown

rust, tarnish
さび　ショウ　セイ (Kentei Pre-1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
blue, green
あお　セイ　お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

さ
錆
　
び
つ
付
　
く
to become rusted together ②to rust ③to become rusty (of a skill or ability)
さ
錆
　
び
　
る
to rust
さび
錆
rust
てつ
鉄
さび
錆
iron rust
あか
赤
さび
錆
rust
さび
錆
いろ
色
rust (color)
さび
錆
ど
止
　
め
rust-proofing
み
身
　
か
　
ら
で
出
　
た
さび
錆
paying for one's mistakes
かな
金
さび
錆
rust
さび
錆
がたな
刀
sword with rusted edge
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References

Unicode hex code 9306
JIS X 0208 1-27-12
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4877
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6296
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2188
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1556
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2771
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2793
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40523X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a8.8
Four corner code 8512.7
De Roo Code 2845