銅
銅 — Copper
copper
On’yomiドウ (dou)
Kun’yomiあかがね (akagane)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 銅
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銅 | どう dou | copper (Cu); bronze (medal) |
| 銅貨 | どうか douka | copper coin |
| 銅像 | どうぞう douzou | bronze statue |
| 銅板 | どうばん douban | sheet copper |
| 銅版画 | どうはんが douhanga | copperplate engraving; etching |
| 青銅 | せいどう seidou | bronze |
Study notes
銅 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1505 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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