鉄 — kanji meaning “iron”
鉄
iron
- Meanings
- iron
- On'yomi
- テツ (tetsu)
- Kun'yomi
- くろがね
- Name readings
- けん、てっ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #672 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- tiě — Chinese character page
Words with 鉄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 地下鉄 | ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway; metro; underground (railway) |
| 国鉄 | こくてつ kokutetsu | national railway |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
| 鉄筋 | てっきん tekkin | rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel |
| 私鉄 | してつ shitetsu | private railway |
| 鋼鉄 | こうてつ koutetsu | steel |
| 鉄砲 | てっぽう teppou | gun; firearm |
| 製鉄 | せいてつ seitetsu | iron manufacture |
| 鉄板 | てっぱん teppan | iron plate; steel plate |
| 電鉄 | でんてつ dentetsu | electric railway |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう tekkou | iron and steel |
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