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Ｈ形鋼えいちがたこう

also: エッチがたこう

Meanings

1

noun

H-section steel; H beam; rolled steel joint

Technical term in construction and engineering for a steel beam with an H-shaped cross-section.

このビルの骨ほね組ぐみにはＨ形がた鋼こうが使つかわれている。
H-section steel is used in the framework of this building.

Written forms

Ｈ形鋼
- エイチがたこう
  Standard kanji spelling for H-section steel.
- エッチがたこう
エッチがたこう
Kana spelling using the alternative reading エッチがたこう.

Kanji

形shape, form, style
鋼steel

Similar words

Ｉ形鋼あいがたこう
I-section steel, which has an I-shaped cross-section, while Ｈ形鋼 has an H-shaped cross-section.

Etymology

Compound of Ｈ (eichi, the letter H) + 形 (gata, shape) + 鋼 (kō, steel), referring to the H-shaped cross-section of the steel beam.