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錆び

さび

rust

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Examples

  1. 自転車に錆びが出てきた。

    じてんしゃにさびがでてきた。

    Rust has started to appear on my bicycle.

  2. 錆びた釘を踏んでしまった。

    さびたくぎをふんでしまった。

    I stepped on a rusty nail.

  3. 手入れを怠ると、包丁はすぐ錆びだらけになる。

    ていれをおこたると、ほうちょうはすぐさびだらけになる。

    Neglect the care of a kitchen knife and it is soon covered in rust.

Common patterns

錆びが出る
rust appears
錆びを落とす
to remove rust
錆び止め
rust-proofing

Memory tip

As a noun it is usually written 錆 without the び; 錆びる is the verb. Remember the idiom 身から出た錆 — "rust that came out of your own body", i.e. trouble you brought on yourself.

Kanji in this word

  • 錆Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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What does 錆び mean?