鍛
鍛 — Forge
forge, discipline, train
On’yomiタン (tan)
Kun’yomiきたえる (kitaeru)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鍛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru | to forge; to temper; to drill |
| 鍛錬 | たんれん tanren | tempering (metal); annealing; forging |
Study notes
鍛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1793 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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