1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
iron (Fe)
鉄は最も有用な金属です。
Iron is the most useful metal.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
steel
3
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.)
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nounnoun
abbreviation
railway
5
noun
colloquial
railway enthusiast
Other forms
鐵 【てつ】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
iron
Other forms
鉄 【くろがね】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
Nippon maple (Acer nipponicum)