# 鉄 — iron

鉄 means “iron”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: テツ (tetsu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 鉄 (tetsu, “iron”).

- Meaning: iron
- On'yomi: テツ (tetsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Metal, stone & materials

## How to remember 鉄

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 失 lose

## Words with 鉄

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鉄 | てつ (tetsu) | iron |

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

[石](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/stone/) · [材](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/timber/) · [鉄](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/iron/) · [油](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/oil/) · [玉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ball/) · [板](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/board/) · [炭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/charcoal/)

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