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鍛

forge
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingきた.える
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. forgeRtK
  2. discipline
  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goldComponents

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

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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