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Kanji for Iron
The kanji for “iron” is 鉄, read tetsu and written in 13 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
鉄
iron
Iron; strong, tough and unbending.
13 strokes On reading テツ (tetsu) Kun reading くろがね (kurogane) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: iron
Readings used for names on Nazuke: tetsu
In Japan it appears in about 134 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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