てつ

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Etymology 1

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For pronunciation and definitions of てつ – see the following entries.
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[noun] iron, the metal and the metallic chemical element
[noun] (more generally) steel
[noun] (figuratively) a blade, a knife, a sword, a weapon
[noun] (figuratively) something extremely strong
[noun] short for 鉄色 (tetsu iro, steely black)
[noun] short for 鉄砲 (teppō, literally “cannon”, but in this case, refers to the poisonous fugu blowfish or dishes made from it)
[noun] short for 鉄道 (tetsudō, railway)
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[noun] a wheel furrow, track, or rut
[noun] 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

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Proper noun

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てつ (Tetsu

  1. : a male given name