iron

(gold) + (miss out on)
★★☆☆☆
13 strokes

Onyomi

TETSU

If you're feeling anemic, TAKE TWO iron pills and call me in the morning.

Mnemonic

He was digging for gold, but missed out and found only iron ore.

Kunyomi

てつ iron LAZY
☆☆☆☆☆

Jukugo

地下鉄(ちかてつ)

subway ★★★★☆
(area) + (below) + (iron) = 地下鉄 (subway)

鉄人(てつじん)

bad mother fucker ★★☆☆☆
(iron) + (person) = 鉄人 (bad mother fucker)

'iron man,' not as in the Sabbath song, but as in a bad mother fucker. (this is the kanji from Iron Chef)

鉄っちゃん(てっちゃん)

train-spotter ★☆☆☆☆ SARC

a train-spotter, a train-obsessed nerd.