JLPT N3 · Noun

鉄 (tetsu)

鉄 (てつ, tetsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “iron (Fe)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てつ
Romaji: tetsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

iron (Fe) · noun
steel · noun
iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.) · noun taking の, noun
railway · noun, suffix noun, prefix noun · abbreviation
railway enthusiast · suffix noun · colloquial

Example sentences

鉄は最も有用な金属です。

Iron is the most useful metal.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 鉄

ironテツ・くろがね · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鉄.

地下鉄ちかてつsubway鉄道てつどうrailroad私鉄してつprivate railway鉄橋てっきょうrailway bridge鉄砲てっぽうgun製鉄せいてつiron manufacture鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel鉄棒てつぼうiron rod

Source: JMdict entry 1437780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.