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    3. 鉄

    鉄

    鉄てつ

    iron (Fe)

    N3KMT4News #4+1CoreTravel & TransportationScience & MathKanji Vocab13 strokes

    鐵

    てつ

    Noun

    1.
    iron (Fe)
    2.
    steel

    Noun, Particle

    3.
    iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)

    Noun, Suffix, Prefix

    4.
    railway
    abbreviation

    Noun, Suffix

    5.
    railway enthusiast
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    鉄てつは金きん属ぞくです。

    Iron is a metal.

    KMT3Science & MathCore Concepts
    この橋はしは鉄てっ骨こつでできています。

    This bridge is made of steel frames.

    KMT4Science & MathTechnology
    人じん体たいにとって鉄てつ分ぶんは重じゅう要ような栄えい養よう素そです。

    Iron is an important nutrient for the human body.

    KMT4Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    日に本ほんの鉄てつ道どう路ろ線せんは非ひ常じょうに発はっ達たつしています。

    Japan's railway lines are highly developed.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationTechnology
    彼かれは鉄てつ道どうファン、いわゆる「鉄てつ」です。

    He is a railway fan, a so-called 'tetsu'.

    KMT5Travel & TransportationDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    鉄
    くろがね…(3)
    iron
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