Word Meaning

はがね hagane

鋼 is read as はがね (hagane) and means steel.

Meaning

English

  1. steel
  2. sword steel
  3. sword

Reading

Kana

はがね

Romaji

hagane

Writing Variants

  • こう kou
  • 刃金 はがね hagane

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6098 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鋼板

こうはん

steel sheet

鋼鉄

こうてつ

steel

鋼材

こうざい

steel material

鋼管

こうかん

steel pipe

鉄鋼

てっこう

iron and steel

製鋼

せいこう

steel manufacture

粗鋼

そこう

crude steel

合金鋼

ごうきんこう

alloy steel

協力鋼

きょうりょくこう

high-tension steel

高速度鋼

こうそくどこう

high-speed steel

日本鉄鋼輸出組合

にっぽんてっこうゆしゅつくみあい

Japan Iron & Steel Exporters' Association

日本鉄鋼協会

にっぽんてっこうきょうかい

Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

Example Sentences

3

That town is the center of the steel industry.

He has a will of steel.

Steel production is estimated to reach 100 million tons this year.