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鉄 means 'iron'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 557   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 38    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 178 words   Used in 292 words   Used in 810 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   テツ
Additional readings
Name    けん   てっ
Variants
铁 (Chinese)   鐵  
Components
⿰  金 gold  失 lose  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 鉄 is used 13 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 鉄 is used 258 times, read 1 way (with 2 variations).
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テツ : 146 words FIND ALL
ち か て つ 0
noun
underground train; subway
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テツ (read as てっ) : 105 words FIND ALL
て っ ぱ ん 0
noun
1. iron plate
2. sure thing  (slang)
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でっ: 7 words. FIND ALL
み ず で っ ぽ う 3
noun
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
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An additional 34 less common words include 鉄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 374 (originally: 353)  Joy o' Kanji : 353  Key to Kanji: 775 

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鉄
テツ    iron   
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失
シツ   うしなう to lose   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
金
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
丷
eight
王
オウ    king   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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