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Zach

鉄

Readings

Kana: テツ、くろがね
Romaji: tetsu, kurogane
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: けん、てっ
Romaji: ken, te
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

iron

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  672
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-8-5
Korean Reading:  cheol
Chinese Reading:  tie3
Unicode:  9244
JIS:  4534

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1711
Nelson Index: 4844
New Nelson Index: 6253
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.6
Four Corner Index: 8513.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 353
Gakken Index: 327
Japanese Names Index: 1948
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40285
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0511
Remembering the kanji Index: 846
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Way Index: 449
Kanji Flashcards Index: 976
Kodansha Compact Index: 1814
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 374
Kanji in Context Index: 147
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1126
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1527
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 854
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 909
Essential Kanji Index: 242
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2147
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2863
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 283
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 422

Words

鉄 (てつ)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
黒金 (くろがね)
iron
国鉄 (こくてつ)
national railway (esp. Japan National Railways)
電鉄 (でんてつ)
electric railway
製鉄 (せいてつ)
iron manufacture
金 (かね、かな)
money; metal
鉄道 (てつどう)
railroad; railway; rail transport
地下鉄 (ちかてつ)
underground train; subway
私鉄 (してつ)
private railway
鉄路 (てつろ)
railroad; railway
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