Word Meaning 鉄は熱い内に鍛えよ

てつはあついうちにきたえよ tetsu ha atsuiuchi ni kitaeyo

鉄は熱い内に鍛えよ is read as てつはあついうちにきたえよ (tetsu ha atsuiuchi ni kitaeyo) and means strike while the iron is hot.

Meaning

English

  1. strike while the iron is hot

Reading

Kana

てつはあついうちにきたえよ

Romaji

tetsu ha atsuiuchi ni kitaeyo

Writing Variants

  • 鉄は熱いうちに鍛えよ てつはあついうちにきたえよ tetsu ha atsuiuchinikitaeyo

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 61 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 108617 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

可鍛鉄

かたんてつ

malleable iron

可鍛鋳鉄

かたんちゅうてつ

malleable cast iron

鍛鉄

たんてつ

tempering iron

鉄筋

てっきん

reinforced concrete

鉄製

てっせい

made of iron

鉄砲

てっぽう

gun

鉄鋼

てっこう

iron and steel

鉄条網

てつじょうもう

(barbed) wire entanglements

鉄道網

てつどうもう

railroad network

鉄砲水

てっぽうみず

flash flood

鉄壁

てっぺき

iron wall