Japanese symbol for “smith”
鍛冶屋
かじや
Romaji: kajiya
smith; blacksmith
In Japanese, smith is 鍛冶屋, read かじや (kajiya).
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Meanings
- n smith; blacksmith
- n small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
Written forms: 鍛冶屋、カジ屋、鍛治屋、かじ屋. Readings: かじや、カジヤ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “smith”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打物師 | うちものし uchimonoshi | smith; metalsmith |
| 鍛人 | かぬち kanuchi | smith; blacksmith |
| 鍛冶 | かじ kaji | blacksmith; smith |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru | to forge; to temper |
| 鍛錬 | たんれん tanren | tempering (metal); annealing; forging |
| 鍛え | きたえ kitae | forging; tempering |
| 鍛冶 | かじ kaji | blacksmithing; forging; smithery |
| 鍛造 | たんぞう tanzou | forging |
| 冶金 | やきん yakin | metallurgy |
| 刀鍛冶 | かたなかじ katanakaji | swordsmith |
| 陶冶 | とうや touya | training; education; cultivation |
| 部屋 | へや heya | room; chamber |
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.