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Kanji Detail for 鋼 - "steel, forged iron, hard iron"

鋼

  • Meaning

    鋼 means "steel, forged iron, hard iron."

    1. Steel - Hardened iron; a strong metal alloy.

    2. Forged - Tempered through heat treatment.

  • Words using 鋼

    • 鉄鋼 てっこう Listen iron and steel
    • 製鋼 せいこう Listen steel manufacture
    • 鋼材 こうざい Listen steel material
    • 鋼板 こうはん Listen steel sheet; steel plate
    • 粗鋼 そこう Listen crude steel

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    • Verified meaning: steel, forged iron, hard iron
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, つよし, はがね)

    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 鋼

    Given names 鋼(こう)Listen 鋼(はがね)Listen

    Surnames 鋼(つよし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    steel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    steel; hard, strong, tough

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    steel

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    steel; hard, strong, tough

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

    Refined iron. When iron is thoroughly melted and refined, it becomes steel. Used to make swords and the like.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hagane(はがね) はがね

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    steel forged iron hard iron alloy construction durability durable engineering ferrous firm forging hardness industrial manufacturing metallurgy smelting strength strong toughness

Sentences including 鋼

  • This steel is stainless.

  • Steel is a key industry.

  • He forged the steel into a sword.

  • That town is the center of the steel industry.

  • One of the qualities of steel is hardness.

  • He has a will of steel.

  • Steel production of the year was the highest on record.

  • Steel production reached an estimated 100 million tons last year.

  • Steel output set a record for two consecutive years.

  • Your name was given to us by Mr. Hayashi of Keiyo Steel Corporation.

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