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Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、はがね
Romaji: kou, hagane
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

steel

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1246
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-8-8
Korean Reading:  gang
Chinese Reading:  gang4
Unicode:  92fc
JIS:  395D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1740
Nelson Index: 4883
New Nelson Index: 6302
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a8.20
Four Corner Index: 8712.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 864
Gakken Index: 867
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40509
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0558
Remembering the kanji Index: 1962
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1851
Kodansha Compact Index: 1825
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 874
Kanji in Context Index: 1337
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1145
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1551
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1981
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2113
Essential Kanji Index: 1509
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2183
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2853
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 992

Words

(はがね、こう)
steel
鉄鋼 (てっこう)
iron and steel
鋼板 (こうはん、こうばん)
steel sheet; steel plate; steel plates
製鋼 (せいこう)
steel manufacture
鋳鋼 (ちゅうこう)
cast steel
鋼鉄 (こうてつ)
steel
鋼管 (こうかん)
steel pipe
鋼材 (こうざい)
steel material
鋼索 (こうさく)
cable; steel wire rope
耐熱鋼 (たいねつこう)
heat-resistant steel
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