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今日の漢字
Grade 3JLPT N2

iron

13 strokes · frequency rank #672

On
テツ
Kun
くろがね

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. てつどうrailroad; railway; rail transport1
    • We were contracted to build a railway.

    • The railroad is now in the process of construction.

    • The railroad workers are going on strike tomorrow.

  2. てつiron (Fe)2
    • Iron is the most useful metal.

    • Iron is hard.

    • Gold is heavier than iron.

  3. てっこうiron and steel3
    • Steel is a key industry.

    • One of the qualities of steel is hardness.

    • Steel production of the year was the highest on record.

  4. ちかてつsubway; metro; underground (railway)4
    • I want to get there by subway.

    • Let's take the subway.

    • Subways run under the ground.

  5. こくてつnational railway5
  6. でんてつelectric railway6
  7. してつprivate railway7
  8. てっこつsteel frame; steel beam; steel girder8
  9. てっきんrebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel9
  10. せいてつiron manufacture10
    • Building the steel factory was a great enterprise.

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