# 鋼 — Steel

Frequency rank 1606 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 浄 (Cleanse), less common than 旬 (In Season).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: はがね
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Gold on the left, with a mountain and lid on the right — gold forged under a mountain's lid, compressed into the hardest steel.

In words:

- 鉄鋼 てっこう — iron and steel

[Study 鋼](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E9%8B%BC)

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