- 銅 — copper
- 銅貨 — copper coin
- 銅像 — bronze statue
- 銅線 — copper wire
- 赤銅 — reddish copper alloy
- 黄銅 — brass (copper-zinc alloy)
- 青銅 — bronze (copper-tin alloy)
- 白銅 — cupronickel (copper-nickel alloy)
銅 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 金 (metal) shows its meaning, while 同 provides the sound. The kun-yomi あかがね (“red metal”) is an older term describing copper’s color.
