鉄
テツ
Iron
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 金
- 音読み
- テツ
- 訓読み
Meaning
Iron · hierro
Readings
- On (音読み): テツ
- Kun (訓読み): —
Example words
- 地下鉄（ちかてつ）— subway; metro
- 鉄（てつ）— iron
- 鉄道（てつどう）— railway
Structure
Radical 金 (かね・かねへん · Metal, gold) · 13 strokes · school grade 3
Watch out
地下鉄 = underground iron = metro. 鉄道 = railway, exactly like ferrocarril (ferro = hierro, carril = 道). Metal (金) + lose (失). Railway companies shorten to ～鉄: 近鉄, 西鉄.
Common mistakes
- 地下鉄 = underground iron = metro. 鉄道 = railway, exactly like ferrocarril (ferro = hierro, carril = 道). Metal (金) + lose (失). Railway companies shorten to ～鉄: 近鉄, 西鉄.
Examples
地下鉄ちかてつ
subway; metro
鉄てつ
iron
鉄道てつどう
railway
Components
- 金left · KanjiVG
- 失right · KanjiVG
- 夫 · KanjiVG
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