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Kanji 鉄

13 strokes

Meaning

iron

On'yomi
テツ
Kun'yomi
くろがね
Strokes
13
JLPT
N2
School grade
Grade 3
Kanken
8級
Frequency
#672 / 2500

Themes: Materials & Metals

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Words with 鉄

  • 地下鉄

    ちかてつ

    underground train, subway

    N5
  • 鉄

    てつ

    iron

    N3
  • 鉄道

    てつどう

    railway; railroad

    N3
  • 私鉄

    してつ

    private railway

    N2
  • 鉄橋

    てっきょう

    iron bridge

    N2
  • 鉄砲

    てっぽう

    gun

    N2
  • 製鉄

    せいてつ

    iron manufacture

    N1
  • 鉄鋼

    てっこう

    iron and steel

    N1

Example sentences

  • 彼かれらは地下鉄ちかてつで行いきました。

    They took the subway.

  • 鉄道てつどう駅えきへどう行いったらいいですか。

    How do I get to the train station?

Look-alike kanji

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