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鉄
てつ
N3
noun
Meanings
1
iron
2
iron (Fe)
3
steel
4
iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)
5
railway
6
railway enthusiast
Example sentence
その鉄の棒はさびてぼろぼろになった。
Rust ate away the iron bar.
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Mine a sentence — saw 鉄 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
鉄
Iron
13 strokes
More words with
鉄
鉄道
てつどう ·
railway
N3
国鉄
こくてつ ·
national railway
地下鉄
ちかてつ ·
underground train
N5
鉄鋼
てっこう ·
iron and steel
N1
私鉄
してつ ·
private railway
N2
Full entry on Jisho
鉄骨
てっこつ ·
steel frame
鉄筋
てっきん ·
rebar
製鉄
せいてつ ·
iron manufacture
N1
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