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forge

Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingタン

Kun readingきた.える

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

forgeRtK
彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。He forged the steel into a sword.tatoeba
若いうちに体を鍛えなさい。Build up your body while young.tatoeba
discipline
成功は鍛練にある。Success consists of discipline.tatoeba
train

to forge
to temper
to drill
to train
to discipline

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical金gold 釒variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · grade · staple gun · cruise missile · missile · wind (風) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2004

Compound words

鍛えるきたえる

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

鍛錬たんれん

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining

鍛工たんこう

鍛練たんれん

tempering (metal)

可鍛性かたんせい

可鍛鉄かたんてつ

鍛冶屋かじや

刀鍛冶かたなかじ

鉄炮鍛冶てっぽうかじ

鍛えあげるきたえあげる

to temper thoroughly

鍛え上げるきたえあげる

to temper thoroughly

Additional Examples

若いうちに体を鍛えなさい。

Build up your body while young.tatoeba

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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Practice Writing 鍛

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