Quick answer
銅 is the kanji for "Copper". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is あかがね (akagane). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Copper
Also : Bronze
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
14 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 銅 represents 'COPPER'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of copper.
On-reading: どう — remember this sound by associating it with copper. Kun-reading: あかがね.
Example Sentences
銅メダルでも十分誇らしいと思います。
どうめだるでもじゅうぶんほこらしいとおもいます。
I think even a bronze medal is sufficiently something to be proud of.
銅像の表面が緑青で覆われていましたが、それが歴史の深みを感じさせました。
どうぞうのひょうめんがろくしょうでおおわれていましたが、それがれきしのふかみをかんじさせました。
The surface of the bronze statue was covered in verdigris, which gave a sense of historical depth.
Vocabulary using 銅
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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