漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 616 strokesRadical
On
コウ
Kun
はがね
Meaning
steel

Origin

ORIGIN

金 "metal" plus 岡 "hard"; metal tempered hard — hence "steel."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

コウ鋼鉄・鋼材・製鋼
はがね

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鋼鉄こうてつ

    steel

  • 製鋼せいこう

    steel making

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

橋は鋼鉄でできている。

The bridge is made of steel.

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