Moto 鉄: IronKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- テツ
- Kun'yomi
- くろがね
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 326 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (テツ)
- 鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
- 鉄てつiron (Fe)
- 鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
- 地下鉄ちかてつunderground train; subway
- 国鉄こくてつnational railway (esp. former Japan National Railways)
- 電鉄でんてつelectric railway
- 私鉄してつprivate railway
- 鉄骨てっこつsteel frame; steel beam
- 鉄筋てっきんrebar; (iron) reinforcing bar
- 製鉄所せいてつじょironworks; steelworks
- 製鉄せいてつiron manufacture
- 鉄製てっせいmade of iron
- 鉄棒てつぼうiron rod; iron bar
- 非鉄金属ひてつきんぞくnonferrous metals
- 鉄工てっこうironworking; ironworker
- 市営地下鉄しえいちかてつmunicipal subway
- 鉄人てつじんiron man; strong man
- 鉄分てつぶんiron (content)
- 鉄則てっそくironclad rule; inviolable rule
- 鉄塔てっとうsteel tower
- 鉄条網てつじょうもう(barbed) wire entanglements
- 鉄柱てっちゅうiron pole
- 鉄橋てっきょうrailway bridge; iron bridge
- 鉄火てっかred-hot iron; gunfire
- 鉄線てっせんiron (steel) wire
- 鉄腕てつわんstrong arm
- 鉄道網てつどうもうrailroad network; railroad system
- 鉄鉱てっこうiron ore
- 銑鉄せんてつpig iron
- 鋼鉄こうてつsteel
- くず鉄くずてつscrap iron
- クロム鉄鉱クロムてっこうchromite
- チタン鉄鉱チタンてっこうilmenite
- ヘキサシアノ鉄酸カリウムヘキサシアノてつさんカリウムpotassium ferrocyanide
- ママ鉄ママてつmother who is interested in trains
- 一大鉄槌いちだいてっついdealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
- 乗り鉄のりてつrailway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
- 亜鉛鉄あえんてつgalvanized iron; galvanised iron
- 単軌鉄道たんきてつどうmonorail
- 可鍛鉄かたんてつmalleable iron
- 可鍛鋳鉄かたんちゅうてつmalleable cast iron
- 合金鉄ごうきんてつferroalloy
- 営団地下鉄えいだんちかてつTeito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
- 国有鉄道こくゆうてつどうnational railway
- 地下鉄サリン事件ちかてつサリンじけんsarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
- 地鉄じてつferrite
- 塩化鉄えんかてつiron chloride
Other readings
- 鉄板てっぱんiron plate; steel plane
- 鉄砲てっぽうgun
- 水鉄砲みずでっぽうwater pistol; squirt gun
- 鉄壁てっぺきiron wall; impregnable fortress
- 鉄砲水てっぽうみずflash flood
- クズ鉄くずてつscrap iron
- 下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たるへたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたるeven the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
- 下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たるへたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたるeven the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
- 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たるへたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたるeven the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
- 乗鉄のりてつrailway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
- 亜鉛鉄板あえんてっぱんgalvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
- 剣付き鉄砲けんつきでっぽうfixed bayonet
- 古鉄ふるがねscrap iron; scrap metal
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