鋼

steel

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はがね

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:6
Strokes:16
JLPT:N1
Frequency:1246

Vocabulary

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
鋼材コウザイsteel material
製鋼セイコウsteel manufacture
鋼板コウハンsteel sheet; steel plate
鋼板コウバンsteel sheet; steel plate
粗鋼ソコウcrude steel

Other

WordReadingMeaning
鋼はがねsteel; sword steel; sword
鋼こうsteel; sword steel; sword
鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
丸鋼まるこうround steel bar
製鋼所せいこうじょsteelworks; steel mill; steelmaking plant

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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copper
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鋳
casting, mint
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銑
pig iron
Grade 9JLPT 1
鉄
iron
Grade 3JLPT 2
錠
lock, fetters, shackles
Grade 8JLPT 1
針
needle, pin, staple, stinger
Grade 6JLPT 2
鐘
bell, gong, chimes
Grade 8JLPT 1
鏡
mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Grade 4JLPT 1
銭
coin, .01 yen, money
Grade 6JLPT 1
鈍
dull, slow, foolish, blunt
Grade 8JLPT 2