銅 (dō) means “copper” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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電線には銅がよく使われています。den sen ni wa dō ga yo ku tsuka wa re te i ma su

Copper is often used in electrical wires.

Centers on a durable reddish metal that conducts electricity and heat well and can be shaped into useful objects.

あかがねakagane: A traditional Japanese name for copper, used mainly in older or literary language.

電気や熱をよく伝え、加工しやすい赤褐色の金属元素。また、その金属。den ki ya netsu o yo ku tsuta e ka kō shi ya su i seki katsu shoku no kin zoku gen so ma ta so no kin zoku

銅 (dō, "copper") is a Sino-Japanese term written with 金 (kin, "metal") for its meaning and 同 (dō, "same") for its sound.

In British informal English, copper can also mean a police officer, a sense that is separate from the metal meaning.