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鉄

Kanji 鉄: meaning "iron", readings, stroke order

The kanji 鉄 means "iron". On'yomi: テツ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
iron
On'yomi
テツ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
鐵 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 鉄

  • 地下鉄 ちかてつ — subway
  • 鉄 てつ — iron
  • 鉄道 てつどう — railway; railroad
  • 私鉄 してつ — private railway
  • 鉄橋 てっきょう — iron bridge
  • 鉄砲 てっぽう — gun
  • 製鉄 せいてつ — iron manufacture
  • 鉄鋼 てっこう — iron and steel
  • 鉄棒 てつぼう — iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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