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錆 means 'tarnish'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 2673   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-7    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 8 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 14 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Kun
   さび tarnish, rust
On    ショウ   セイ
Kun    くわしい
⿰   gold   () blue  
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錆 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 錆 is used 12 times, read 2 ways.
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anti-rust  (see also: 防銹)
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さび : 9 words FIND ALL
Most common form: 錆び
noun
rust
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An additional さび less common words include 錆 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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さび tarnish, rust   
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セイ   ショウ   あお blue   
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エン    circle, yen   まる round   
シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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