How to say "bronze" in Japanese

• ブロンズCommon
  no-adjectiveThe loanword for bronze as a metal or material. 青銅 is the Sino-Japanese word for the same alloy, and with both being common words, either is a sound choice for the substance.
  その像ぞうはブロンズで鋳造ちゅうぞうされていた。↗

  The statue was cast in bronze.
• 青銅せいどうCommon
  nounThe Sino-Japanese word for bronze, denoting the metal alloy. It covers the same ground as the loanword ブロンズ, and the two are largely interchangeable when you mean the metal itself.
  彼かれらは青銅せいどうで像ぞうを鋳造ちゅうぞうした。↗

  They cast bronze into a statue.
• 銅どうJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounIn its basic sense this word means copper. It is listed here for the medal sense, where it works as an abbreviation for a bronze medal; for the metal itself, use ブロンズ or 青銅.

For bronze the metal or alloy, 「ブロンズ」 (the loanword) and 青銅 (the Sino-Japanese term) are both common and largely interchangeable; 銅 means copper and serves for 'bronze' in the medal sense as an abbreviation.

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• ブロンズbronze
• 青銅せいどうbronze
• 青銅色せいどうしょくbronze
• 唐金からかねbronze
• ブロンズ色ブロンズいろbronze (coloured)
• 銅どうbronze (medal)