てつ
鉄

noun

  1. iron (Fe).

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. strong and hard (as iron).

noun, noun used as a suffix, noun used as a prefix

Abbreviation.
  1. railway.

noun, noun used as a prefix

Colloquialism.
  1. railway enthusiast.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てつ
鉄
 鉄 てつ ✔
てつ
鐵
 鐵 てつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

iron
テツ　てっ　くろがね (3rd, N2)
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
lose, error, fault
シツ　うしな.う　う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ　おっと　フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)