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鍛

Readings

Kana: タン、きた.える
Romaji: tan, kita.eru
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: か
Romaji: ka
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

forge, discipline, train

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  1793
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-9
Korean Reading:  dan
Chinese Reading:  duan4
Unicode:  935b
JIS:  4343

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1755
Nelson Index: 4895
New Nelson Index: 6318
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a9.5
Four Corner Index: 8714.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1569
Gakken Index: 1733
Japanese Names Index: 2651
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40625
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0594
Remembering the kanji Index: 1860
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1855
Kodansha Compact Index: 1831
Kanji in Context Index: 1605
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1152
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1567
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1877
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2004
Essential Kanji Index: 1351
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2206
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2868
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1887

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; forging; hardening; disciplining; training
鍛え上げる (きたえあげる)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
刀鍛冶 (かたなかじ)
swordsmith
可鍛鋳鉄 (かたんちゅうてつ)
malleable cast iron
鍛冶 (かじ、たんや、かぬち)
smithing; blacksmith
鍛造 (たんぞう)
forging
鍛冶屋 (かじや)
smith; blacksmith
可鍛性 (かたんせい)
malleability
鍛接 (たんせつ)
forge welding
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