鍛 — kanji meaning “forge”
鍛
forge, discipline, train
- Meanings
- forge, discipline, train
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- きた.える
- Name readings
- か
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1793 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- duàn — Chinese character page
Words with 鍛
| 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 |
| 鍛冶屋 | かじや kajiya | smith; blacksmith |
| 刀鍛冶 | かたなかじ katanakaji | swordsmith |
| 鍛金 | たんきん tankin | hammering |
| 鍛接 | たんせつ tansetsu | forge welding |
| 鍛鉄 | たんてつ tantetsu | tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron |
| 可鍛鋳鉄 | かたんちゅうてつ katanchuutetsu | malleable cast iron |
| 可鍛性 | かたんせい katansei | malleability |
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