鋼 — 16 strokes / Radical「金」
道5Elementary year 6 / 16 strokes / Radical「金」
- On
- コウ
- Kun
- はがね
- Meaning
- steel
Origin
金 "metal" plus 岡 "hard"; metal tempered hard — hence "steel."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コウ | 鋼鉄・鋼材・製鋼 |
|---|---|
| はがね | 鋼 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 鋼鉄こうてつ
steel
- 製鋼せいこう
steel making
Example
橋は鋼鉄でできている。
The bridge is made of steel.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)