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鋼 kanji: meaning “steel”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
steel
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
はがね

Picture story to remember 鋼

Metal (金) forged from the mountain (山), hard steel.

Parts in this story:金, 山

How to write 鋼: stroke order

鋼 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 鋼

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Kanji that share parts with 鋼.