Meaning

Primary

Iron Fence

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Ready for this one? An iron fence is an iron fence. Don't you love it when it's straightforward?

Reading

てっさく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own. Be careful though, is normally read as てつ, but in this case it is shortened to てっ.

Context

Context Sentences

そこに鉄柵をめぐらすのはどうでしょう。

How do you feel about enclosing that with an iron fence?

出来るだけ早く鉄柵を修理しないといけません。

I have to repair the iron fence as soon as possible.

見て!鉄柵に何か引っかかっているよ。

Look! Something's caught on the iron fence.

Kanji Composition