Meaning
鉄 (てつ, tetsu) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “iron”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
この 鍋は 鉄でできています。
This pot is made of iron.
鉄は燃えますか?
Does iron burn?
私は 地下鉄で 通勤しています。
I commute to work by subway.
鉄道の 運賃が 値上げされたね。
Train fares have gone up.
この 郊外も地下鉄が来て不便ではなくなった。
This suburban area is no longer inconvenient because there is a subway now (literally: the subway has reached here).
時間の正確さという点では日本の鉄道は世界一でしょう。
In terms of punctuality the railway systems in Japan are probably the best in the world.
ここからは地下鉄でどこへでも行けるから車がなくても済む。
From here we can go anywhere by subway, so we don't need a car.
鉄は 固い。
Iron is hard.
鉄筋4階建。
The buildings are four-storied ferroconcrete ones.
当時私鉄最長。
This was the longest quadruple-track section at that time.
小浜鉄道部発足。
- Obama railway department was inaugurated.1889
地下鉄に 乗ろう。
Let's take the subway.