鋼はがね

also: こう

は

が

ね

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

steel

The metal steel; used in industrial, engineering, and everyday contexts.

この橋はしは鋼はがねでできている。
This bridge is made of steel.
鋼はがねの生せい産さん量りょうが今年ことしは増ふえた。
Steel production increased this year.

noun

sword steel; sword (poetic)

Refers to steel used for swords, or poetically to a sword itself. Often in literary or historical contexts.

彼かれは鋼はがねを手てに戦せん場じょうへ向むかった。
He headed to the battlefield with a sword in hand.
その刀かたなは良りょう質しつの鋼はがねから鍛きたえられた。
The sword was forged from high-quality steel.

Written forms

鋼Usage98%
- はがね
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading はがね is the most common.
- こう
  On-reading, mostly found in compounds such as 鋼鉄 (こうてつ). Rare as a standalone word.
はがねUsage1%
ハガネUsage1%
刃は金がね
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
こう

Kanji

鋼steel
刃blade, sword, edge
金gold

Similar words

鉄てつ
鉄 is iron, while 鋼 is steel (an alloy of iron and carbon). 鋼 is harder and stronger.
刀かたな
刀 is the general word for a sword or katana. 鋼 can poetically mean a sword, emphasizing the material.

Etymology

Originally a compound of 刃 (ha, 'blade') and 金 (kane, 'metal'), referring to metal used for blades. The reading shifted from hagane to the modern はがね.

鋼はがね

also: こう

は

が

ね

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun

steel

The metal steel; used in industrial, engineering, and everyday contexts.

この橋はしは鋼はがねでできている。
This bridge is made of steel.
鋼はがねの生せい産さん量りょうが今年ことしは増ふえた。
Steel production increased this year.

noun

sword steel; sword (poetic)

Refers to steel used for swords, or poetically to a sword itself. Often in literary or historical contexts.

彼かれは鋼はがねを手てに戦せん場じょうへ向むかった。
He headed to the battlefield with a sword in hand.
その刀かたなは良りょう質しつの鋼はがねから鍛きたえられた。
The sword was forged from high-quality steel.

Written forms

鋼Usage98%
- はがね
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading はがね is the most common.
- こう
  On-reading, mostly found in compounds such as 鋼鉄 (こうてつ). Rare as a standalone word.
はがねUsage1%
ハガネUsage1%
刃は金がね
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
こう

Kanji

鋼steel
刃blade, sword, edge
金gold

Similar words

鉄てつ
鉄 is iron, while 鋼 is steel (an alloy of iron and carbon). 鋼 is harder and stronger.
刀かたな
刀 is the general word for a sword or katana. 鋼 can poetically mean a sword, emphasizing the material.

Etymology

Originally a compound of 刃 (ha, 'blade') and 金 (kane, 'metal'), referring to metal used for blades. The reading shifted from hagane to the modern はがね.