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Kanji Detail for 冶 - "smelt, forge, craft"
冶
- Meaning
冶 means "smelt, forge, craft."
To cast - To melt; to smelt; to process metals by melting.
Smith - A metalworker; a blacksmith.
Alluring - Captivating; beautifully seductive.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
melting; smelting
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
smelt, fuse metals; cast, found
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to smelt; to cast; seductive in appearance
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to smelt, to fuse metals, to cast
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To smelt and cast. A factory for smelting iron is called 冶坊. | Beautiful. Such as 嫺冶 (elegant), 妖冶 (seductive). Also, elaborate makeup is called 冶容. Characters with 冶 often relate to female behavior, hence visiting courtesans is also called 冶遊.
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