鉄

Iron

On'yomi

  • てつ tetsu

Kun'yomi

  • くろがね kurogane
Stroke count
13
Radical
金 gold · Kangxi radical 167
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 3

鉄 has 13 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 金 (gold), number 167. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji