# 鋼 — steel

鋼 means “steel”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). Kun'yomi: はがね (hagane). You'll see it in words such as 鋼 (hagane, “steel”).

- Meaning: steel
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: はがね (hagane)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Metal, stone & materials 1

## How to remember 鋼

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 岡 hill

## Words with 鋼

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鋼 | はがね (hagane) | steel |

## More in the “Metal, stone & materials 1” set

[核](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nucleus/) · [素](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/element/) · [鋼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steel/) · [粘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sticky/) · [晶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crystal/) · [磁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/magnet/) · [鉛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lead-metal/)

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