Moto 鉄 (てつ)iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway
- iron (Fe)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- strong and hard (as iron)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- railwaynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix
- railway enthusiastnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a prefix
Kanji in 鉄
Words that share its kanji
- 鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
- 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
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