Onyomi: ドウ · Kunyomi: あかがね · Meanings: copper
Kanji for copper
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銅 is formed from the metal radical 金 on the left and the character 同 on the right. 金 represents metal, while 同 means same or together. Together, they indicate a specific kind of metal with uniform quality. From this structure, 銅 came to mean copper.
銅 shows a specific metal, meaning copper.
Think of metal (金) that is the same throughout (同), a uniform, reliable metal used widely. That metal is copper, 銅.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 銅 | どう | copper (Cu) | common JLPT-N2 JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 金 | かね | money | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 銅貨 | どうか | copper coin | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
| 銅像 | どうぞう | bronze statue | common Noun |
| 銅鑼 | どら | gong, tam-tam | Noun |
| 銅山 | どうざん | copper mine | Noun |
| 銅鐸 | どうたく | bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period | Noun |
| 銅メダル | どうメダル | bronze medal | Noun |
| 銅版画 | どうはんが | copperplate engraving, etching | Noun |
| 銅板 | どうばん | sheet copper | Noun |