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鍛

鍛 — forge, discipline, train

On
タン
Kun
きたえる
Strokes
17
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 鍛

  • 鍛えるきたえるto forge; to temperCommon

    彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。
    He forged the steel into a sword.

  • 鍛錬たんれんtempering (metal); annealing; forgingCommon
  • 鍛えきたえforging; temperingOccasional
  • 鍛え抜くきたえぬくto train thoroughly (one's body, muscles, etc.); to practice (a skill) to perfe…Rare
  • 鍛え直すきたえなおすto get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschoolRare
  • 鍛冶かじblacksmithing; forging; smithery; smithcraftRare
  • 鍛冶場かじばblacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundryRare
  • 自己鍛錬じこたんれんself-discipline; self-improvementRare
  • 鉄砲鍛冶てっぽうかじgunsmithRare
  • 鍛造たんぞうforgingRare
  • 型鍛造かたたんぞうdie forging; contour forging; stamp forgingRare
  • 鍛冶屋かじやsmith; blacksmithRare
  • 刀鍛冶かたなかじswordsmithRare
  • 鍛え上げるきたえあげるto temper thoroughlyRare
  • 鍛金たんきんhammeringRare
  • 鍛接たんせつforge weldingRare
  • 可鍛鉄かたんてつmalleable ironRare
  • 鍛鉄たんてつtempering iron; forging steel; wrought ironRare
  • 可鍛鋳鉄かたんちゅうてつmalleable cast ironRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 23 words that use 鍛.

  • 鍛える きたえる to forge; to temper
  • 鍛錬 たんれん tempering (metal); annealing; forging
  • 鍛え きたえ forging; tempering
  • 鍛え抜く きたえぬく to train thoroughly (one's body, muscles, etc.); to practice (a skill) to perfe…
  • 鍛え直す きたえなおす to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool

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