# 鉄 iron

金 (gold) + 失 (miss out on)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes

## Onyomi

TETSU | If you're feeling anemic, TAKE TWO iron pills and call me in the morning.

## Mnemonic

| He was digging for gold, but missed out and found only iron ore.

## Kunyomi

てつ | iron LAZY ☆☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

地下鉄(ちかてつ) | subway ★★★★☆ 地 (area) + 下 (below) + 鉄 (iron) = 地下鉄 (subway)
鉄人(てつじん) | bad mother fucker ★★☆☆☆ 鉄 (iron) + 人 (person) = 鉄人 (bad mother fucker) 'iron man,' not as in the Sabbath song, but as in a bad mother fucker. (this is the kanji from Iron Chef)
鉄っちゃん(てっちゃん) | train-spotter ★☆☆☆☆ SARC a train-spotter, a train-obsessed nerd.