鋼鉄

See also: 鋼鐵 and 钢铁

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鋼	鉄
こう Grade: 6	てつ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
鋼鐵 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーてつ [kòótétsú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːte̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

鋼(こう)鉄(てつ) • (kōtetsu) ^{←かうてつ (kautetu)^?}

synonym of 鋼 (hagane, “steel”) (metal produced from iron)
- 1999 May 27, “鋼(こう)鉄(てつ)の巨(きょ)神(しん)像(ぞう) [Giant Steel Idol]”, in Vol.3, Konami:
  
  機(き)械(かい)の国(くに)にまつられているという、鋼(こう)鉄(てつ)の巨(きょ)神(しん)像(ぞう)。
  Kikai no kuni ni matsurareteiru to iu, kōtetsu no kyoshinzō.
  A giant steel idol that is said to be worshiped in the land of the machines.

References

“鋼鉄”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025