Keyword
iron
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig909
Old form
Readings
てつ
(64%)
てっ
(32%)
でっ
(1%)
Composed of
gold
permanent loss
Mnemonic

Gold which permanently lost its brilliance becomes iron.

Used in vocabulary (341 in total)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
railroad; railway; rail transport
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
underground train; subway
made of iron
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
iron door
tightly clenched fist
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
iron railing or fence
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
lump of iron; iron ingot
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
railway bridge; iron bridge
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
iron man; strong man
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
iron and steel
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
iron (content)
iron manufacture
blood and iron; military might
iron pot; iron pan
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
private railway
(punishment by) striking with fists
iron rust; iron hydroxide
iron sand; magnetite sand
iron-ribbed fan
iron kettle
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
reddish-black; iron blue
iron scraps
iron chain
(barbed) wire entanglements
scrap iron
railroad corporation; railway company
electric railway
gambling den; gambling house
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
iron material
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
ironworks; steelworks
iron armor (armour); iron helmet
railroad; railway
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
railroad network; railroad system
armor; armour; armor plate; armour plate
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
strike while the iron is hot
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
meteoric iron
iron core; iron will
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
trainspotter; railway enthusiast; railfan
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
iron maiden (torture device)
wire mesh net; net made out of metal wire
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite
railroad track; rail line
horse-drawn streetcar
wrought iron
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
scrap iron
railway station; train station
iron powder
sword that cuts iron
iron mask (worn by samurai)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
stylus; steel pen; stencil pen
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
iron and stone; iron will
scrap iron
railway vehicle; railroad vehicle
tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron
ironworking; ironworker
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
(medicinal) iron preparations
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
steel manufactures; steel products; articles of iron or steel
gold and iron; firmness; adamancy
narrow-gauge railway; light railway
railroad operating over private tracks
armored ship; armoured ship
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
metallophone; carillon; glockenspiel
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
iron-barred window; prison; jail
popgun; origami popgun
rail transport (transportation, transit); transport by rail
railway police; railroad police
armored horse; strong horse; wind chime; motorcycle
mendicant priest's begging bowl; (arch.) iron helmet
railway enthusiast who enjoys taking pictures of trains
steel helmet
vinegared rice topped with sliced raw tuna
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
steel ship; ironclad
magnetite; lodestone; loadstone
scrap iron; scrap metal
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
iron-reinforced warships built by Oda Nobunaga
reinforced concrete construction
iron workers shop; ironworks
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
iron-deficiency anemia; iron-deficiency anaemia
cable; wire rope; cableway
railroad construction work
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
(electric) railroad company
steel maker; steel manufacturer
iron glaze (pottery)
no-fail joke; joke that gets people every time
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
iron sulfate; ferrous sulfate; ferric sulfate
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to stab someone with a short blade
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
steel or iron dome
longhorn beetle grub
railroad facility; railway equipment
wrought iron
money; metal
elevated railroad; elevated railway
bath with a metal pipe
slate gray unpatterned cloth
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
iron salt; ferric salt
Tieguanyin (variety of oolong tea)
railway police (Japan); Railway Police Force
steel construction
iron sulfide; iron sulphide
horseshoe coming off; throwing a shoe
aimless attempt; shot in the dark
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
rectangular iron plate; iron tablet belonging to Yama that is inscribed with the names of souls to be sent to hell
railfan; rail fan; rail buff; train buff
teppanyaki (Japanese cooking prepared on a hot steel plate in the center of the table)
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; (lit.) wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
iron overload; hyperferremia
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron; galvanized sheet metal
dark steel blue
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
tin plate
even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; (lit.) even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar
private railway
martial art based on the use of the iron fan
arsenopyrite; mispickel; arsenical pyrite
dealing a hard (heavy, crushing) blow (to)
completely deaf
farrier; horseshoer; blacksmith
iron containing less than 0.04% carbon
tooth blackening
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
magnetite; lodestone; loadstone
boiled fugu dish (served with ponzu dipping sauce)
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains
a gossip; night watchman
Calopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
fugu sashimi
Calopteryx atrata (species of damselfly)
ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
(arch.) metallic; cutting edge of a bladed instrument
railfan; rail fan; rail buff; train buff
shortawn foxtail (Alopecurus aequalis)
slag; dross; iron rust
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
armor plate; armour plate
steel-frame construction work
aqueous iron rust
railway frog
gunmakers guild
galvanized iron; galvanised iron
cable railway; funicular railway
limonite; brown hematite
strong push with only one hand
pushing against the wooden pole in practice
aimless attempt; shot in the dark; crapshot
potassium ferrocyanide; potassium ferricyanide
steel-framed reinforced concrete construction
iron yeast; iron-enriched yeast
carpenter's square
iron arrow-head (from the Yayoi and Kofun periods)
Tiele people; a Central Asian Turkic people
to make a cutting remark; (lit.) to kill someone with a short blade
sideroblastic anemia; sideroblastic anaemia
salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso
deferrization; iron removal (using a magnet, etc.)
chalybeate spring; ferruginous spring; iron spring; hot spring with high iron content
mother who is interested in trains
Adam's ale; tap water
iron hydroxide; ferrous hydroxide; ferric hydroxide
metal bowl; iron helmet
non-ferrous
lepidocrocite; esmeraldite
teppeiseki stone; platy andesite; flagstone; dark blue or purple stone, esp. used in paving or gardens
metal fork (used to poke a fire)
elevated railway; overhead railway
steel-frame construction; steel structure
toroidal core; endless core
composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)
form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back
doing something without having decided what one's goal for it is; (lit.) a rifle in the dark
heme iron
comet goldfish
kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda)
Japanese holly fern (Crytomium fortunei)
Nippon maple (Acer nipponicum)
Examples (116 in total)
Is it made of iron?
Iron transmits heat well.
Iron is hard.