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

かつてたくさんの歌舞伎役者が鉛毒中毒に苦しみました。

Many Kabuki actors used to suffer from lead poisoning.

Kanji Composition