Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鉄

鉄

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Meaning iron, steel

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]

Mnemonic

The metal, you can safely lose (due to its little value) is iron.

Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
失	to lose
夫	husband	Like a big 大 person with another pair of arms, as caring arms.

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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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