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16 strokes
Frequency: 1246
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

steel

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はがね

Common Words

がね
(鋼)
刃金
Noun
Freq #8343
1

steel

Examples
彼はを鍛えて刀を作った。
He forged the steel into a sword.
2

sword steel; sword

うてつ
Noun
Freq #9934
1

steel

Examples
コンクリートは中に鋼鉄の棒を入れる事で補強される。
Concrete can be reinforced by putting steel bars inside it.
こうこう
Noun
Freq #32640
1

hard steel

うてつせい
~の Adj.
Freq #39962
1

(made of) steel

っこう
Noun
Freq #45570
1

iron and steel

Examples
鉄鋼は基幹産業である。
Steel is a key industry.
はがねいろ
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #51832
1

steel blue

うざい
Noun
Freq #59914
1

steel material

Examples
鋼材不足にも関わらず、工業生産高は5%だけ増加した。
Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
うせん
Noun
Freq #61253
1

steel wire

鋼鈑
うはん
うばん
Noun
Freq #61571
1

steel sheet; steel plate

うせい
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #73718
1

made of steel

Examples
庭園用の鋼製柵#STL3456の価格と、一番早い納期をご連絡下さい。
Please let us know the prices and earliest delivery of your Steel Landscape Edgings #STL3456.
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