鋼
steel
Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- はがね
Meaning
鋼 centers on the hard, strong metal that is steel.
Most common words using 鋼
20 of 94- 鋼はがね
steel
- 鋼鉄こうてつ
steel
- 鉄鋼てっこうN1
iron and steel
- 鋼材こうざい
steel material
- 鋼板こうはん
steel sheet; steel plate
- 鋼管こうかん
steel pipe
- 鋼索こうさく
steel cable; steel wire rope
- 神鋼しんこう
Shinkou
- 製鋼せいこう
steel manufacture
- 軟鋼なんこう
mild steel
- 粗鋼そこう
crude steel
- 鉄鋼業てっこうぎょうN1
the steel industry
- H形鋼エイチがたこう
H-section steel; H-section; H bar; H beam; rolled steel joint; RSJ
- I形鋼アイがたこう
I-beam
- ウーツ鋼ウーツこう
Wootz steel
- クロムバナジウム鋼クロムバナジウムこう
chrome-vanadium steel
- クロムモリブデン鋼クロムモリブデンこう
chromium molybdenum steel; chrome molybdenum steel
- クロム鋼クロムこう
chrome steel; chromium steel
- ケイ素鋼ケイそこう
silicon steel
- スウェーデン鋼スウェーデンこう
Swedish steel
Study
Etymology
鋼 combines 金 (metal) with 岡, which likely contributes the sound コウ and may also suggest hardness or a ridge-like quality.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side is metal 金, and the right side 岡 looks like a sturdy ridge. Picture a ridge of solid steel: 鋼 is steel.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, imagine a blacksmith forging steel with a strong, resonant 'koh' sound as the hammer strikes: koh -> コウ.