noun

  1. iron (Fe).
  2. steel.

takes genitive case の, noun

  1. iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.).

noun, noun used as a suffix, noun used as a prefix

Abbreviation.
  1. railway.

noun used as a suffix

Colloquialism.
  1. railway enthusiast.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てつ
てつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

iron
テツ てっ くろがね (3rd, N2)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
lose, error, fault
シツ うしな.う う.せる (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)