Level VI of XX on the frequency path
Frequency rank 689 / 2,608
Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.
More common than 算 (Calculate), less common than 余 (Surplus).
Gold (金) has a fault (失) — the metal is flawed and impure; strip away the precious parts and you get raw iron.
鉄 is rank 689 of 2,608 in published Japanese.
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