鉄

Glyph origin
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Kanji

 * 1) iron

Compounds

 * : A Japanese war fan
 * : subway, underground railway

Etymology 1
Borrowed from. Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading tiě, 🇨🇬 thiet.

Noun

 * 1) iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element
 * 2)  steel
 * 3)  a blade, a knife, a sword, a weapon
 * 4)  something extremely strong
 * 5) short for
 * 6) short for
 * 7) short for

Idioms

 * : “strike while the iron is hot”

Etymology 2
Compound of. Compare the black in 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  iron
 * 2)  something extremely strong