Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鉄
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鉄 |
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Kanji-Trainer
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Meaning
| iron, steel
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Pronunciation |
TETSU
kurogane |
Explanation |
Left: metal 金 (Covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: to lose 失 (I emphasize (=accent ノ) it is the husband 夫 who loses) [husband 夫 = big 大 person with extra-caring arms 一] |
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The metal, you can safely lose (due to its little value) is iron.
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Radicals
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金
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gold, metal | This radical is always on the left side of a character. |
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失
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to lose | |
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夫
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husband | Like a big 大 person with another pair of arms, as caring arms. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 鉄 |
てつ, くろがね |
iron |
| 鉄橋 |
てっきょう |
railway bridge, iron bridge |
| 地下鉄 |
ちかてつ |
underground train, subway |
| 私鉄 |
してつ |
private railway |
| 製鉄 |
せいてつ |
iron manufacture |
| 鉄棒 |
てつぼう |
iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) |
| 鉄砲 |
てっぽう |
gun |
| 鉄道 |
てつどう |
railroad |
| 鉄鋼 |
てっこう |
iron and steel |
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