鉄 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 鉄意味

iron

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鉄 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

くろがね kurogane

KUNYOMI　訓読み

テツ tetsu

Examples

鉄は最も有用な金属です。

Iron is the most useful metal.

鉄は熱をよく伝える。

Iron transmits heat well.

鉄は硬い。

Iron is hard.

鉄の原子番号は26です。

The atomic number of iron is 26.

鉄は金より遥かに役に立つ。

Iron is much more useful than gold.

鉄は有用な金属です。

Iron is a useful metal.

金は鉄より重い。

Gold is heavier than iron.

鉄は金よりも硬い。

Iron is harder than gold.

木は浮くが鉄は沈む。

Wood floats, but iron sinks.

金は鉄よりも貴重だ。

Gold is more precious than iron.

Back to list JLPT N2 Kanji 6

児 newborn babe, child, young of animals

禁 prohibition, ban, forbid

印 stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India

逆 inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked

換 interchange, period, change, convert, replace, renew