鋼

はがね

Also written こう, 刃金

Meanings

1. Noun steel
2. sword steel; sword

Kanji

• 鋼 steel. Read as はがね.

Example sentences

• 彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。
  He forged the steel into a sword.
• 彼は鋼のような意志を持っている。
  He has a will of steel.

Words containing 鋼

• 鋼の錬金術師 (はがねのれんきんじゅつし) Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)
• 玉鋼 (たまはがね) traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
• 鋼色 (はがねいろ) steel blue

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