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：2026/01/08
鉄
Hiragana
てつ
Noun
broadly
abbreviation
alt-of
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
鉄は、原子番号26の金属元素で、硬くて強く、磁性を持つことがある。建築材料や機械、工具などに広く用いられる。 / 日常語としては、鋼鉄や鉄鋼製品など、鉄を主成分とする金属材料全般を指すこともある。 / 俗語・略語として、フグ（特に毒を持つフグ）や、そのフグ料理を指すことがある（鉄砲の略）。
Easy Japanese Meaning
てつは、かたいきんぞくで、じしゃくにつく。はがねや、ふぐのりょうりをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
铁（化学元素及其金属） / 钢（泛指） / 河豚或河豚料理（“铁炮”的简称）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
鐵，化學元素與金屬 / 鋼（泛指） / （俗）指河豚或其料理的省稱（源自「鐵砲」）
Korean Meaning
철(금속 원소) / 강철 / 복어 또는 복어요리를 뜻하는 속칭
Indonesian
besi (logam; unsur kimia) / baja (secara umum) / ikan buntal beracun atau hidangannya
Vietnamese Meaning
sắt (kim loại và nguyên tố hóa học) / (rộng hơn) thép / viết tắt của 鉄砲: cá nóc (fugu) độc hoặc món ăn từ cá nóc
Tagalog Meaning
bakal; elementong metal / asero / daglat ng 鉄砲: makamandag na isdang butete (fugu) o mga putahe nito
Sense（1）
iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element
Sense（2）
(more generally) steel
Sense（3）
short for 鉄砲 (teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it)
Sense（4）
short for 鉄道 (tetsudō, “railway”)
Sense（5）
(figuratively) a blade, a knife, a sword, a weapon
Sense（6）
(figuratively) something extremely strong
Sense（7）
short for 鉄色 (tetsu iro, “steely black”)
（ romanization ）
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Quizzes for review
iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element / (more generally) steel / short for 鉄砲 (teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it)
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鉄
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He made a sculpture using iron.
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彼は鉄を使って彫刻を作りました。
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