16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

steel

Kun'yomi
  • steel ②sword steel
On'yomi
  • steel ②sword steel

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はがね 57.0%
コウ 43.0%

Character Breakdown

steel
はがね コウ (6th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
mount, hill, knoll
おか コウ (11th)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)

Common Words

steel ②sword steel
iron and steel
steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)
crude steel
steel manufacture
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References

Unicode hex code 92FC
JIS X 0208 1-25-61
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4883
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6302
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1740
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2183
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1145
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1551
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1962
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2113
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 867
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1509
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40509
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 864
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1608
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1715
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1851
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 874
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 992
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1337
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1825
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1981
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a8.20
Four corner code 8712.0
De Roo Code 2853