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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 小鉄, 小徹, 小哲, 虎鉄, 虎徹, 虎哲(Japanese Kanji) こてつ(Japanese Hiragana) コテツ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KO-TEH-TSOO  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

This name combines 小 (shou, chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-) meaning "little, small" or 虎 (ko, tora) meaning "tiger" with 鉄 (tetsu, kurogane) meaning "iron," 徹 (tetsu) meaning "penetrate, clear, pierce" or 哲 (tetsu, satoi, aki.raka) meaning "philosophy, sagacity."
Added 4/13/2017 by lilolaf
Edited 3/8/2020 by Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou