also: あかがね
The chemical element copper. Used in everyday contexts, science, and industry.
銅は電気をよく通す金属です。
Copper is a metal that conducts electricity well.
This statue is made of copper.
Only with reading どう
Abbreviation of 銅メダル. Used in sports and competition contexts.
See also: 銅メダル
彼はオリンピックで銅を獲得した。
He won a bronze medal at the Olympics.
This statue is made of copper.
She won a bronze medal at the Olympics.
Bronze is an alloy that contains copper and tin.
He lost in the final, so it ended up being a bronze medal.
bronze
copper mine
shakudo; gold-copper alloy with blue-black patina
brass
bronze prize; bronze award; bronze medal; third-place prize
dōtaku; bronze bell-shaped vessel
copper sheet; copper plate
copper plate; copperplate
copperware
bronze mirror
weight (for scales); counterweight
cupronickel; nickel silver
cupriferous; copper-containing
bronze
gunmetal
black copper; crude copper
refined copper
pure copper
copper working; copper fabrication
gilt bronze; gilt copper
bronze sword
bronze dagger-axe
Archaic or literary kanji for copper, literally 'red metal'. Rarely used in modern Japanese.