銅
JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 銅: "copper"
The kanji 銅 means "copper". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ドウ in on'yomi and あかがね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あかがね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | copper |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1505 of 2,501 |
Common words with 銅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 銅copper (Cu) · bronze (medal)
- 銅貨copper coin
- 銅像bronze statue
- 青銅bronze
- 赤銅色brown; tan
- 銅鑼gong; tam-tam
- 分銅weight (for scales); counterweight
- 赤銅shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
- 銅製made of copper
- 銅板sheet copper
- 銅色bronze color; copper color
- 銅メダルbronze medal
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