JLPT N1 · Noun

鉄鋼 (tekkou)

鉄鋼 (てっこう, tekkou) is a Japanese noun meaning “iron and steel”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てっこう
Romaji: tekkou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

iron and steel · noun

Example sentences

鉄鋼は基幹産業である。

Steel is a key industry.

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

Kanji in 鉄鋼

ironテツ・くろがね · 13 strokes

steelコウ・はがね · 16 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 鉄鋼.

地下鉄ちかてつsubway鉄てつiron (Fe)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鉄棒てつぼうiron rod

Source: JMdict entry 1437880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.