鍛
forge; discipline; train
17 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1793.
Readings
- きたえる (kun reading): 鍛える (きたえる) to drill; 鍛え上げる (きたえあげる) to temper thoroughly
- タン (on reading): 鍛錬 (たんれん) tempering (metal); 鍛造 (たんぞう) forging
- Read as a whole word: 鍛冶 (かじ) blacksmithing; 鍛冶屋 (かじや) smith; 刀鍛冶 (かたなかじ) swordsmith
Components
Words using 鍛
- 鍛える (きたえる) to drill
- 鍛え上げる (きたえあげる) to temper thoroughly
- 鍛え直す (きたえなおす) to get back into shape
- 鍛え (きたえ) forging
- 鉄は熱いうちに鍛えよ (てつはあついうちにきたえよ) strike while the iron is hot
- 鍛冶 (かじ) blacksmithing
- 鍛冶屋 (かじや) smith
- 刀鍛冶 (かたなかじ) swordsmith
- 鍛冶場 (かじば) blacksmith's workshop
- 鉄砲鍛冶 (てっぽうかじ) gunsmith
- 鍛錬 (たんれん) tempering (metal)
- 鍛造 (たんぞう) forging
- 鍛鉄 (たんてつ) tempering iron
- 鍛接 (たんせつ) forge welding
- 鍛金 (たんきん) hammering
- 鍛人 (かぬち) smith
26 words in all.