# 銅 — copper

銅 means “copper”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: ドウ (dou). Kun'yomi: あかがね (akagane). You'll see it in words such as 銅 (dou, “copper”).

- Meaning: copper
- On'yomi: ドウ (dou)
- Kun'yomi: あかがね (akagane)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set A bit of everything 2

## How to remember 銅

Sounds like 同: both read ドウ.

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 同 same

## Words with 銅

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 銅 | どう (dou) | copper |

## Don't confuse it with

[鍋](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pot/) · [筒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tube/) · [興](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/interest/) · [嗣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/heir/)

## More in the “A bit of everything 2” set

[紅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/crimson/) · [鉱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/ore/) · [銅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/) · [召](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/summon/) · [畜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/livestock/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/copper/. Last updated 2026-11-01.