JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 鋼: "steel"
The kanji 鋼 means "steel". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ in on'yomi and はがね 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)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はがね
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 | steel |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1246 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鋼
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鋼steel · sword steel; sword
- 鋼鉄steel
- 鋼鉄製(made of) steel
- 鉄鋼iron and steel
- 鋼色steel blue
- 鋼材steel material
- 鋼線steel wire
- 鋼板steel sheet; steel plate
- 鋼製made of steel
- 玉鋼traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
- 製鋼steel manufacture
- 鋼の錬金術師Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)
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