Kanji: 鉄

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	金 Radical name: かね
Meaning:	Iron
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	地下鉄(ちかてつ)	underground train
N3	鉄(てつ)	iron
N3	鉄道(てつどう)	railroad
N2	私鉄(してつ)	private railway
N2	鉄橋(てっきょう)	railway bridge, iron bridge
N2	鉄砲(てっぽう)	gun
N1	鉄棒(かなぼう)	iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
N1	製鉄(せいてつ)	iron manufacture
N1	鉄鋼(てっこう)	iron and steel
N1	鉄片(てっぺん)	iron scraps