鋼
steel
JLPT N1 Grade 6 16 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- はがね
- On'yomi
- コウ
鋼 means "steel". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 16 strokes. It is read はがね in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.
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Common questions
- What does the kanji 鋼 mean?
- 鋼 means "steel". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
- How many strokes does 鋼 have?
- 鋼 is written in 16 strokes.
- How is 鋼 read?
- It is read はがね in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and コウ in compounds (on'yomi).
- What JLPT level is 鋼?
- 鋼 is a JLPT N1 kanji.