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Kanji: 鉄

KANJI
13 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
くろがね
 ON 音 
テツ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
かね
Meaning:
Iron
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(ちかてつ)
underground train
N3
(てつ)
iron
N3
(てつどう)
railroad
N2
(してつ)
private railway
N2
(てっきょう)
railway bridge, iron bridge
N2
(てっぽう)
gun
N1
(かなぼう)
iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
N1
(せいてつ)
iron manufacture
N1
(てっこう)
iron and steel
N1
(てっぺん)
iron scraps
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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