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Kotomora

銅

copper

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 5FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • ドウ

Kun'yomi

  • あかがね

Meaning

銅 centers on the metal copper, a reddish-brown element used for wiring, coins, and alloys.

Most common words using 銅

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  • 銅どう
    N2

    copper (Cu)

  • 銅像どうぞう
    N1

    bronze statue

  • 銅メダルどうメダル

    bronze medal

  • 銅貨どうか

    copper coin

  • 青銅せいどう

    bronze

  • 銅山どうざん

    copper mine

  • 青銅器せいどうき

    bronze ware

  • 赤銅しゃくどう

    shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina

  • 銅鑼どら

    gong; tam-tam

  • 黄銅おうどう

    brass

  • 銅賞どうしょう

    bronze prize; bronze award; bronze medal; third-place prize

  • 銅鐸どうたく

    bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period

  • 銅板どうばん

    sheet copper

  • 銅版どうばん

    copper plate; copperplate

  • 銅器どうき

    copperware

  • 銅鏡どうきょう

    bronze mirror

  • 分銅ふんどう

    weight (for scales); counterweight

  • 白銅はくどう

    nickel and copper alloy

  • 銅版画どうはんが

    copperplate engraving; etching

  • 銅線どうせん

    copper line; copper wire

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Etymology

銅 combines the metal radical 金 with 同, which likely contributes the sound ドウ. The character originally referred to copper as a specific metal.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 金 means metal, and the right side 同 looks like a container. Picture a metal container made of shiny reddish copper.

Reading mnemonic

For ドウ, imagine a copper dome: dome -> ドウ, and the dome is made of gleaming copper metal.