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Kanji Detail for 銑 - "pig iron"

銑

  • Meaning

    銑 means "pig iron."

    1. Pig iron - Raw iron used for casting.

    2. Refined metal - Polished, lustrous metal.

    3. Bow ornament - Gold decoration on bow ends.

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    • Verified meaning: pig iron
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read せん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 銑

    Given names 銑(せん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pig iron

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    mill

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to mill (machining); Taiwan pr. [xian3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    mill

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Metal with the most luster. Today, iron that has undergone initial refining is called 銑鐵. Also called cast iron. Can be used for casting pots and cauldrons.

  • Onyomi

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    sen(セン) セン

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    refined metal bow ornament ingot pig iron alloy casting forge foundry metallurgy polished bright lustrous

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