"鉄" meaning in Japanese

See 鉄 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

Forms: 鐵 [kyūjitai]
  1. iron Tags: grade-3-kanji, kanji, shinjitai Derived forms: 鉄扇 (tessen) (ruby: 鉄(てっ), 扇(せん)) (english: A Japanese war fan), 地下鉄 (chikatetsu) (ruby: 地(ち), 下(か), 鉄(てつ)) (english: subway, underground railway)
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-character-BOnA24fn Categories (other): Grade 3 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese terms with redundant transliterations

Noun

IPA: [te̞t͡sɨᵝ] Forms: 鉄 [canonical] (ruby: 鉄(てつ)), tetsu [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Chinese 鐵 (MC thet, “iron”). Compare modern Mandarin reading tiě, Hakka thiet. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|マンガン}} マンガン (mangan), {{ja-r|コバルト}} コバルト (kobaruto), {{!-}} |-, {{!}} |, {{!}} |, {{l|ja|マンガン (<span class="mention-tr tr">mangan</span>)}} マンガン (mangan) (マンガン (mangan)), {{!-}} |-, {{l|ja|コバルト (<span class="mention-tr tr">kobaruto</span>)}} コバルト (kobaruto) (コバルト (kobaruto)), {{topics|ja|Chemical elements|sort=てつ}}, {{elements/dowork|demo=|lang=ja|next1=コバルト (<span class="mention-tr tr">kobaruto</span>)|next2=|next_qual=Co|prev1=マンガン (<span class="mention-tr tr">mangan</span>)|prev2=|prev_qual=Mn|sort=てつ|symbol=Fe|trnext1=|trnext2=|trprev1=|trprev2=}}, {{no deprecated lang param usage||lang=}}, {{elements|ja|Fe|マンガン (<span class="mention-tr tr">mangan</span>)|Mn|コバルト (<span class="mention-tr tr">kobaruto</span>)|Co|sort=てつ}}, {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=てつ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|鐵|gloss=iron}} 鐵 (MC thet, “iron”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{cog|hak|-}} Hakka Head templates: {{ja-noun|てつ}} 鉄(てつ) • (tetsu)
  1. iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element Categories (topical): Chemical elements
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-lSkE5LLS Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 51 1 1 8 13 12 13
  2. (more generally) steel Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-uGJi-byJ
  3. (figuratively) a blade, a knife, a sword, a weapon Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-5NdWqTYx
  4. (figuratively) something extremely strong Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-8yy08krp Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 0 10 22 20 22 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 20 25 22 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 2 2 14 20 18 19 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 8 2 2 14 18 20 18 4 14
  5. short for 鉄色 (tetsu iro, “steely black”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 鉄色 (extra: tetsu iro, “steely black”)
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-J83~jdRv Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 0 10 22 20 22 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 20 25 22 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 2 2 14 20 18 19 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 8 2 2 14 18 20 18 4 14
  6. short for 鉄砲 (teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 鉄砲 (extra: teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it)
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-n0oLRKwx Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 0 10 22 20 22 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 20 25 22 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 2 2 14 20 18 19 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 8 2 2 14 18 20 18 4 14
  7. short for 鉄道 (tetsudō, “railway”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 鉄道 (extra: tetsudō, “railway”)
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-o1dhkvkF Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 0 10 22 20 22 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 1 1 20 25 22 24 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 2 2 14 20 18 19 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 8 2 2 14 18 20 18 4 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 鉄は熱いうちに打て: (tetsu wa atsui uchi ni ute) (ruby: 鉄(てつ), 熱(あつ), 打(う)) (english: strike while the iron is hot)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ɡa̠ne̞] Forms: 鉄 [canonical] (ruby: 鉄(くろがね)), kurogane [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 金 (kane, “metal”). The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Compare the black in English blacksmith. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|黒|金|sort=くろがね|t1=black|t2=metal|tr1=kuro|tr2=kane}} 黒 (kuro, “black”) + 金 (kane, “metal”), {{m|ja|連濁}} 連濁, {{rendaku2|kane|gane|sort=くろがね}} The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁)., {{cog|en|blacksmith}} English blacksmith Head templates: {{ja-noun|くろがね}} 鉄(くろがね) • (kurogane)
  1. (archaic) iron Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-BOnA24fn Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15
  2. (figuratively) something extremely strong Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-鉄-ja-noun-8yy08krp1 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 6 0 0 10 22 20 22 8 10 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 1 1 15 16 18 15 12 15 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 1 1 14 18 16 17 13 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 6 2 2 14 20 18 19 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 1 1 15 19 15 16 13 15 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 1 1 15 18 16 17 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 8 2 2 14 18 20 18 4 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 黒金
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for 鉄 meaning in Japanese (15.8kB)

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "くろがね"
      },
      "expansion": "鉄(くろがね) • (kurogane)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with archaic senses",
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iron"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "iron",
          "iron"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) iron"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "something extremely strong"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) something extremely strong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "くろがね"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ɡa̠ne̞]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "黒金"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:大辞林",
    "ja:松村明"
  ],
  "word": "鉄"
}

{
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "soft-redirect",
  "redirects": [
    "金"
  ],
  "word": "鉄"
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "鉄"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "鉄",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "鉄"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "鉄",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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