| 874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40509 | Morohashi |
| 1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
| 2853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92fc | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
672 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鉄 【テツ】 iron (Fe), steel, iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.), railway, railway enthusiast
- 鉄製 【テッセイ】 made of iron
- 国鉄 【コクテツ】 national railway, Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
- 新日本製鐵 【シンニッポンセイテツ】 Nippon Steel Corporation
Kun reading compounds
- 黒金 【くろがね】 iron
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん、 てっ
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- hierro
- acero
Portuguese
- ferro
French
- fer
| 283 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 374 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 353 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 327 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4844 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 242 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 976 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1948 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.1 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 312 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 147 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1814 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1126 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1527 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 854 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40285 | Morohashi |
| 1711 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6253 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 846 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 909 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 449 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 422 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2863 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a5.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 8513.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9244 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
| 109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21730 | Morohashi |
| 2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3645 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 6042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7537 | Unicode hex code |