Kanji

銹

Meaning

rust and tarnish

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • さび rust
  • さび びょう (plant) rust
  • さび きん rust (fungus)

On'yomi

  • しゅ
  • ぼう しゅう rustproofing
  • ふ しゅう こう stainless steel

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/15

Related Entries

銹 さび
rust

Component Analysis

銹
rust, tarnish
さび, シュ, シュウ
金
gold
かね, かな-, キン
秀
excel, excellence, beauty...
ひい.でる, シュウ
禾
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
いね, カ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
乃
from, possessive particle, whereupon...
の, すなわ.ち, ナイ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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