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鉄

iron
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingテツ
Kun readingくろがね
JōyōGrade 3
  1. iron (Fe)
  2. steel
  3. iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)
  4. railway
  5. railway enthusiast

Popular Usage

地下鉄私鉄鉄棒

Radicals and components

Radical金goldComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

metal (金) · gold (金) · lose · drop (丶) · husband

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 909

Compound words

地下鉄ちかてつ
subway; metro; underground (railway)
私鉄してつ
private railway
鉄棒てつぼう
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
鋼鉄こうてつ
steel
国鉄こくてつ
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
製鉄せいてつ
iron manufacture
銑鉄せんてつ
pig iron
鉄橋てっきょう
railway bridge; iron bridge
鉄筋てっきん
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
鉄鉱てっこう
iron ore
鉄鋼てっこう
iron and steel
鉄骨てっこつ
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
鉄製てっせい
made of iron
鉄道てつどう
railroad; railway; rail transport
鉄板てっぱん
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
鉄砲てっぽう
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
電鉄でんてつ
electric railway
鉄工てっこう
ironworking; ironworker
製鉄所せいてつじょ
ironworks; steelworks
非鉄金属ひてつきんぞく
non-ferrous metal
市営地下鉄しえいちかてつ
municipal subway

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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