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Kanji Detail for 鍛 - "to forge, to temper, to train"

鍛

  • Meaning

    鍛 means "to forge, to temper, to train."

    1. Forge - To shape metal by heating and hammering.

    2. Temper - To strengthen through heating and cooling.

    3. Train - To develop skills through practice.

    4. Discipline - To strengthen through rigorous exercise.

  • Words using 鍛

    • 鍛える きたえる Listen to forge; to temper; to drill

  • Tattoo check: 鍛

    • Verified meaning: to forge, to temper, to train
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いたに, いだに, かじ, きたい)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 鍛

    Given names 鍛(きたえ)Listen 鍛(たん)Listen

    Surnames 鍛(いたに)Listen 鍛(いだに)Listen 鍛(かじ)Listen 鍛(きたい)Listen 鍛(きたう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    forge; discipline; train

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    forge metal; temper, refine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to forge; to discipline; wrought

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to temper, to refine; to forge metal

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To beat iron. As in 鍛鍊 (forge and refine).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tan(タン) タン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kita.eru(きた-える) きた-える

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to forge to temper to train discipline strengthen anvil blacksmith hammer harden iron metal steel refine toughen practice

Sentences including 鍛

  • Success consists of discipline.

  • Exercise trains the muscles.

  • He forged the steel into a sword.

  • Build up your body while young.

  • First you have to build up your vocabulary.

  • I like working out.

  • I hit the gym two or three times a week.

  • Physical exercise trains the muscles.

  • It's by smithing that one becomes a blacksmith.

  • They say Zen cultivates our mind.

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