Japanese symbol for “magnetite”
磁鉄鉱
じてっこう
Romaji: jitekkou
magnetite; lodestone
In Japanese, magnetite is 磁鉄鉱, read じてっこう (jitekkou).
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Meanings
- n magnetite; lodestone (min)
Written forms: 磁鉄鉱、磁鉱鉄. Readings: じてっこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “magnetite”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マグネタイト | マグネタイト magunetaito | magnetite |
| 磁鉱 | じこう jikou | magnetite |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磁石 | じしゃく jishaku | magnet |
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき jiki | porcelain; china; chinaware |
| 電磁 | でんじ denji | electromagnetic |
| 電磁波 | でんじは denjiha | electromagnetic wave |
| 磁場 | じば jiba | magnetic field |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.