鋳

casting

Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingチュウ、イ、シュ、シュウ

Kun readingい.る

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

castingRtK
人間は鋳型に入れて作るわけにはいかない。A man cannot be made in a mold.tatoeba
その像はブロンズで鋳造されていた。The statue was cast in bronze.tatoeba
mint

to cast
to mint
to coin

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) · longevity · bushes · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1688

Compound words

鋳型いがた

mold; mould; template

鋳造ちゅうぞう

casting; founding; minting

鋳物いもの

casting; cast-metal object

to cast; to mint; to coin

改鋳かいちゅう

再鋳さいちゅう

鋳貨ちゅうか

鋳金ちゅうきん

鋳工ちゅうこう

鋳鉄ちゅうてつ

Additional Examples

鋳物が金型からすっぽりとれた。

The casting came cleanly out of its mold.tatoeba

彼らは青銅で像を鋳造した。

They cast bronze into a statue.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鋳

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step