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Rust Blue 錆 ショウ さび くわ.しい Tarnish 錆(さび

Kanji
Onyomi ショウ
Kunyomi さび, くわ.しい
English tarnish
Examples 錆(さび): rust
錆びる(さびる): to rust; to become rusty
JLPT Level 0
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 金: gold
青: blue; green
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword rust
Koohii Story 1 "The easiest place to spot rust is when it grows on blue metal. All of my cars have been blue, and as soon as the first red rust appears, its off to the scrapheap."
Koohii Story 2 The blue oxidation that forms on metals like copper is a form of rust.

Tags: jlpt.n0, grades+, jinmeiyou

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