steel
On'yomi (音読み)
- コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はがね
About this kanji
The kanji 「鋼」 (pronounced as こう or はがね) primarily means 'steel.' It commonly appears in nouns rather than verbs. You will often see it in compound words like 鉄鋼 (てっこう), meaning 'iron and steel,' and 鋼材 (こうざい), which refers to 'steel material.' Another example is 製鋼 (せいこう), meaning 'steel manufacture.' A usage note to keep in mind is that this kanji is typically used in contexts related to industrial materials or construction, reflecting its strong and robust nature. When learning it, think of how essential steel is to modern infrastructure.
Example sentences
鋼の強度は驚くべきだ。
The strength of steel is remarkable.
Meanings across languages
- English
- steel
- Tiếng Việt
- thép
- 日本語
- 鋼
- 한국어
- 강철
- 中文
- 钢
- id
- baja
- th
- เหล็ก
- es
- acero
- fr
- acier
- de
- Stahl
- pt
- aço
Common compounds
- 鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
- 鋼材こうざいsteel material
- 製鋼せいこうsteel manufacture
- 鋼板こうはんsteel sheet, steel plate
- 粗鋼そこうcrude steel
- 鋼管こうかんsteel pipe
- 鋼鉄こうてつsteel
- 丸鋼まるこうround steel bar
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