► 名詞
鉄 [(2)てつ] meaning: steel rank: 2
☆ 鉄は最も一般的に使われている金属だ ⇨ Steel is the most common used metal (☛ Technically 鉄 is iron and 鋼 is steel, even though colloquially used to mean steel)
More examples:
- 鉄板で出来た屋根 ⇨ A roof made of sheet metal
- 鉄の比重は約8立方センチグラムだ ⇨ The relative density of steel is about 8 g/cm3
- 彼は鉄格子の後ろに居る (てつごうし) ⇨ He is behind steel grids, behind bars, in prison
- 彼は鉄の棒をいとも簡単にひん曲げた ⇨ He bent the steel bar as if nothing
- 鉄砲は最初ポルトガルから日本に輸入された ⇨ Guns were originally imported from Portugal to Japan
- 東京では地下鉄が非常に発達している ⇨ The subways are highly developed in Tokyo
- 彼は連続出場記録を持つ鉄人だ ⇨ He is a man of steel who holds the record for consecutive games played
- 日本は鉄道網が発達している ⇨ Japan has well-developed railroad networks
- 爆発で鉄の柱がひん曲がった ⇨ A steel column got bent out of shape by the explosion
- 彼等は少数民族を鉄拳で支配している ⇨ They are ruling the ethnic minorities with iron fists
- 鉄は強くて取扱い安く、且つ安い ⇨ Steel is strong, easy to handle and also inexpensive
- 彼は無鉄砲な所がある ⇨ He has a reckless side to him
- 爆発で鉄の柱がグニャグニャに折れ曲がっていた ⇨ Steel columns were bent like wires by the explosion
- 彼は鉄条網をかいくぐって進んだ ⇨ He advanced ducking barbed wires
- 鉄が酸化すると錆る ⇨ When steel gets oxidized it rusts