鉛

• 読み: なまり
• ローマ字: namari
• 漢字の分解: 鉛 (namari/en) — lead (the metal)
• 発音: /na.ma.ɾi/

意味

Lead (Pb); the heavy, soft metallic element used in batteries, pipes, and historically in paint.

A noun referring to the chemical element lead (atomic number 82). Appears in science, environmental, and health contexts. Common collocations include 鉛中毒 (lead poisoning), 鉛筆 (pencil, literally 'lead brush' though modern pencils use graphite), and 鉛フリー (lead-free). Environmental regulations around 鉛 are frequently discussed in news.

例文

1. 古い水道管には鉛が使われていることがある。
2. 鉛は人体に有害な重金属の一つだ。
3. この塗料は鉛を含まない安全な製品です。

使い方ガイド

場面: science, environment, health, materials

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

An ancient Japanese word. The kanji 鉛 combines the metal radical 金 with a phonetic element. Lead has been known in Japan since antiquity, used in white face powder (鉛白) during the Heian period.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal