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鍛

forge
Stroke count: 17

Readings

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Kun readingきた.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «鍛»

鍛える

Meanings

  1. 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
  2. discipline
    成功は鍛練にある。Success consists of discipline.tatoeba
  3. train
  1. to forge
  2. to temper
  3. to drill
  4. to train
  5. to discipline

Popular Usage

鍛える

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
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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
metal worker
鍛治かじ
blacksmithing
鍛冶かじ
blacksmithing
鍛練たんれん
tempering (metal)
可鍛性かたんせい
malleability
可鍛鉄かたんてつ
malleable iron
鍛冶屋かじや
smith
刀鍛冶かたなかじ
swordsmith
鉄炮鍛冶てっぽうかじ
gunsmith
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

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鍛

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