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錫: tin

tin
16 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 2 words here

Readings

On
セキ・シャク
Kun
すず・たまう

Usually すず for the metal; in 錫杖 (a monk's staff) it is the on-yomi シャク.

Key words

錫すずtin
錫杖しゃくじょうmonk's staff
錫箔すずはくtin foil
錫製品すずせいひんtinware

Example sentences

My grandmother drinks a little sake every night from a tin sake cup.

The mountain ascetic climbed the mountain path, jingling his staff.

For their tenth anniversary, the tin wedding, the couple went on a little trip.

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