鉄分(てつぶん)

てつぶん
noun
iron (nutritional content)
food
1. iron content, dietary iron
Iron as a nutritional element found in food. Refers specifically to the mineral content, not the metal itself.
鉄分(てつぶん)が足(た)りない。
I'm not getting enough iron.
ほうれん草(そう)は鉄分(てつぶん)が豊富(ほうふ)だ。
Spinach is rich in iron.
貧血(ひんけつ)を防(ふせ)ぐために鉄分(てつぶん)を多(おお)く取(と)るようにしている。
I try to take in a lot of iron to prevent anemia.
妊娠中(にんしんちゅう)は鉄分(てつぶん)の摂取(せっしゅ)が特(とく)に大切(たいせつ)です。
Intake of iron is especially important during pregnancy.

鉄分(てつぶん) refers specifically to iron as a dietary nutrient, not to the metal 鉄(てつ) itself. It appears frequently in health and nutrition contexts.

Forms

鉄(てつ) (iron) + 分(ぶん) (portion, content). The ～分(ぶん) suffix works the same way as in 水分(すいぶん) (moisture), 塩分(えんぶん) (salt content), and 糖分(とうぶん) (sugar content).

Common collocations

Usage

鉄分(てつぶん)不足(ぶそく) (iron deficiency) is linked to 貧血(ひんけつ) (anemia), a common health topic in Japan, particularly for women.

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Added 2026.3.25 23:42 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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