copper
On'yomi (音読み)
- ドウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- あかがね
About this kanji
The kanji 銅, pronounced "ドウ" in on'yomi and "あかがね" in kun'yomi, primarily means "copper." It is often used as a noun, referring to the metal itself. You might come across compounds like 銅貨 (どうか), which means "copper coin;" 銅像 (どうぞう), meaning "bronze statue;" and 銅板 (どうばん), which translates to "sheet copper." Another interesting compound is 青銅 (せいどう), meaning "bronze." It's useful to note that while 銅 generally refers to copper, some compounds imply a slightly modified meaning, like the combination with tin in bronze.
Example sentences
銅は金属の一種だ。
Copper is a type of metal.
Meanings across languages
- English
- copper
- Tiếng Việt
- đồng
- 日本語
- 銅
- 한국어
- 구리
- 中文
- 铜
- id
- tembaga
- th
- ทองแดง
- es
- cobre
- fr
- cuivre
- de
- Kupfer
- pt
- cobre
Common compounds
- 銅貨どうかcopper coin
- 銅像どうぞうbronze statue
- 銅板どうばんsheet copper
- 青銅せいどうbronze
- 銅山どうざんcopper mine
- 銅鐸どうたくbell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period
- 銅版画どうはんがcopperplate engraving, etching
- 青銅器せいどうきbronze ware
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