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Japanese symbol for “metallurgy”

Romaji: yakin
metallurgy

In Japanese, metallurgy is , read (yakin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n metallurgy

Kanji and stroke order

melting, smelting
on: ヤ
kun: い.る
7 strokes · JLPT 1
gold
on: キン、コン、ゴン
kun: かね、かな-、-がね
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “metallurgy”

WordReadingMeaning
やきんがく yakingakumetallurgy (the science)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かじ kajiblacksmithing; forging; smithery
かじや kajiyasmith; blacksmith
かたなかじ katanakajiswordsmith
とうや touyatraining; education; cultivation
やきんがく yakingakumetallurgy (the science)
おかね okanemoney
しきん shikinfunds; capital
きんゆう kin'yuufinance; financing; credit transacting

See also: Chinese symbol for “metallurgy”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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