Kanji Course
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鉄
Meaning：
In Japanese，鉄 means “iron”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：Not often used
Onyomi：てつ
How to write it：
Origin：
It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much.
However, you can remember this kanji by this way.
鉄=金 + 失, 金 means “gold”, 失 means “to lose”.
So you can remember this kanji by “I only have iron now because I lost my gold.”
| Note: Below is the origin and development of kanji 失. |
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter | 鉄 | てつ | iron | Noun |
| Inter | 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | subway | Noun |
| Inter | 鉄道 | てつどう | railway | Noun |
| Inter | 鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun | Noun |
| Adv | 国鉄 | こくてつ | national railway | Noun |
| Adv | 製鉄 | せいてつ | iron manufacture | Noun |
| H_Adv | 鉄鋼 | てっこう | steel | Noun |
| H_Adv | 鉄製 | てっせい | made of iron | Noun |
| H_Adv | 鉄板 | てっぱん | iron plate | Noun |
| H_Adv | 電鉄 | でんてつ | electric railway | Noun |
| H_Adv | 鉄則 | てっそく | inviolable rule | Noun |
| H_Adv | 私鉄 | してつ | private railway | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鉄橋 | てっきょう | iron bridge | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鉄筋 | てっきん | steel | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鋼鉄 | こうてつ | steel and iron | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鉄分 | てつぶん | iron intake | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鉄鉱石 | てっこうせき | iron ore | Noun |
| S_Adv | 鉄棒 | てつぼう | bar | Noun |
| Others | 鉄骨 | てっこつ | steel frame | Noun |
| Others | 鉄骨造 | てっこつぞう | steel construction | Noun |
| Others | 鉄工 | てっこう | ironwork | Noun |
| Others | 鉄塔 | てっとう | steel tower | Noun |
| Others | 砂鉄 | さてつ | iron sand | Noun |
| Others | 鉄柵 | てっさく | iron fence | Noun |
| Others | 無鉄砲 | むてっぽう | reckless | Noun & na-Adj |
| Others | 鋳鉄 | ちゅうてつ | cast iron | Noun |
| Others | 鉄壁 | てっぺき | impregnable | Noun |
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