鉄

iron

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

テツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

くろがね

Nanori (名乗り)

けんてっ

Stroke Order

13 / 13

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:13

JLPT:N2

Frequency:672

Vocabulary

テツ

Word	Reading	Meaning
国鉄	コクテツ	national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
私鉄	シテツ	private railway
製鉄	セイテツ	iron manufacture
地下鉄	チカテツ	subway; metro; underground (railway)
鉄製	テツセイ	made of iron

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
鉄	てつ	iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
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
鉄鋼	てっこう	iron and steel
鉄骨	てっこつ	steel frame; steel beam; steel girder

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