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13 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 313 strokesRadical
On
テツ
Kun
Meaning
iron

Origin

ORIGIN

金 (metal) + 失 (phonetic) — a hard, strong metal: iron.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

テツ鉄道・鉄筋・鋼鉄

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鉄道てつどう

    railway

  • 地下鉄ちかてつ

    subway

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

電車の レールは 鉄で できています。

Train rails are made of iron.

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