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N1N3Kanji

鉛

lead (metal)

Readings

On
エン
Kun
なまり

Examples

鉛筆(えんぴつ)、鉛(なまり)

pencil, lead

Note

On-reading (エン) is used in compounds; kun-reading (なまり) is used standalone or with okurigana.

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