Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: かねへん

Meaning: metal, gold

Strokes: 8

Examples

Examples with audio

材(こうざい)   material made from steel

板(こうはん)   steel sheet, steel plate

管(こうかん)   steel pipe

(せいこう)   steel manufacture

(てっこう)   iron and steel

(はがね)   steel

色(はがねいろ)   steel blue

Onyomi Examples

ハガネ steel, sword steel, sword

コウザイ steel material

ソコウ crude steel

セイコウ steel manufacture

Kunyomi Examples

はがね steel, sword steel, sword

はがねいろ steel blue

たまはがね steel made from iron sand or black sand (used in sword blades)