銅(どう)

どう
noun
copper
1. copper
A reddish-brown metallic element widely used for electrical wiring, coins, and alloys. Also used in compounds relating to bronze medals and copper products.
銅(どう)メダルを取(と)った。
I won a bronze medal.
銅メダル = bronze medal
この鍋(なべ)は銅(どう)でできている。
This pot is made of copper.
銅(どう)は熱(ねつ)をよく伝(つた)える金属(きんぞく)だ。
Copper is a metal that conducts heat well.
奈良(なら)の大仏(だいぶつ)は銅(どう)で造(つく)られている。
The Great Buddha of Nara is made of copper.

銅(どう) refers to both the metal copper and, in compounds, bronze (an alloy of copper and tin). Most commonly encountered in the context of 銅(どう)メダル (bronze medal).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 銅(どう)メダル: bronze medal
  • 銅像(どうぞう): bronze statue
  • 銅貨(どうか): copper coin
  • 銅(どう)板(いた): copper plate
  • 銅色(どういろ): copper color
  • 青銅(せいどう): bronze (copper-tin alloy)

OLYMPIC MEDALS:

  • 金(きん)メダル: gold medal
  • 銀(ぎん)メダル: silver medal
  • 銅(どう)メダル: bronze medal

CULTURE:
Copper has been important in Japanese craftsmanship for centuries. Many famous Buddhist statues, including the 奈良(なら)の大仏(だいぶつ) (Great Buddha of Nara), are made of 銅(どう).

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