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Pig Iron 銑 S+ 金 Gold 先 Ahead

Kanji
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S+
Components 金: gold
先: before; ahead; previous; future; precedence
Traditional Form (none)
Keyword pig iron
Koohii Story 1 Pig iron is basic/crude metal, that is, before it has been processed.
Koohii Story 2 Pig-iron is crude metal (金) before (先) it is refined. If you have trouble with this character, envision a big minotaur (cow head with human legs) as a blacksmith, smelting metals and making swords for war.

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades+, jinmeiyou, kanji_nature_substance

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