Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6
JLPT level: N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 16
Meaning: steel
Kunyomi: はがね
Onyomi: コウ
Composition: 金 岡
Radical: 金
Reading: かねへん
Meaning: metal, gold
Strokes: 8
鋼材(こうざい) material made from steel
鋼板(こうはん) steel sheet, steel plate
鋼管(こうかん) steel pipe
製鋼(せいこう) steel manufacture
鉄鋼(てっこう) iron and steel
鋼(はがね) steel
鋼色(はがねいろ) steel blue
鋼 (ハガネ) steel, sword steel, sword
鋼材 (コウザイ) steel material
粗鋼 (ソコウ) crude steel
製鋼 (セイコウ) steel manufacture
鋼 (はがね) steel, sword steel, sword
鋼色 (はがねいろ) steel blue
玉鋼 (たまはがね) steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)