Meaning

Primary

Lead Toxicity

Alternative

Lead Poisoning

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Lead poison is lead toxicity.

This word generally refers to the toxicity of lead. While it can also refer to lead poisoning, 鉛中毒 (なまりちゅうどく) is the more common word for that.

Reading

えんどく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

鉛筆には鉛は入っていないので、鉛毒はありません。

Pencils do not contain lead, so there's no toxicity from them.

ライフルで仕留められたシカの肉には、鉛毒が残っている可能性があるって本当ですか?

Is it true that the meat of a deer killed with a rifle may still contain lead and is toxic?

白粉には鉛白が使われていたため、大正時代以前の役者さんには、鉛中毒に苦しみ鉛毒死した人がたくさんいたんですよ。

Face powder used to contain white lead, so many actors during and before the Taisho era suffered from lead poisoning and died from lead toxicity.

Kanji Composition