金かなてこ

Written forms

• 金かなてこUsage15%

  Most common spelling; uses 金 for 'metal' and てこ for 'lever'.

• かなてこUsage54%
• カナテコUsage31%
  kana-only spelling

  Katakana spelling, sometimes used in technical contexts or for emphasis.

• 鉄梃かなてこ

  Alternate kanji spelling using 鉄 (iron) and 梃 (lever).

• 金かな梃てこ

  Variant combining 金 and 梃.

• 鉄挺かなてこ
  irregular kanji usage

  Contains irregular kanji usage; 挺 is not standard for 'lever'.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') and てこ (teko, 'lever'). The reading かな is an older form of かね (metal).