てつ

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Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of てつ – see the following entries.
【鉄】3
iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element
(more generally) steel
(figuratively) a blade, a knife, a sword, a weapon
(figuratively) something extremely strong
short for 鉄色 (tetsu iro, “steely black”)
short for 鉄砲 (teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it)
short for 鉄道 (tetsudō, “railway”)
【轍】H
a wheel furrow, track, or rut
another person's mistake, a prior example (generally negative)
(This term, てつ (tetsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as てつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as てつ.)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

てつ • (Tetsu) 

  1. 哲: a male given name
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