Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: rust, tarnish

Kunyomi: さび くわ.しい

Onyomi: ショウ セイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ボウセイ anti-rust, rustproof, anticorrosive

ハッセイ rusting, onset of rust

Kunyomi Examples

さび rust

びる さびる to rust, to become rusty

あかさび rust

身から出た みからでたさび paying for one's mistakes, getting one's just deserts, suffering the consequences (of one's own actions), reaping what you sow