Kanji

melting, smelting

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

冫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いる

Example sentences

鍛冶 かじ
古い鍛冶の技術が今も受け継がれている。

Old blacksmithing techniques are still being passed down today.

鍛冶屋 かじや
鍛冶屋は熱い鉄をハンマーで叩いた

The blacksmith struck the hot iron with a hammer.

ドワーフ ドワーフ
彼はファンタジー小説でドワーフの鍛冶屋について読んだ。

He read about a dwarf blacksmith in a fantasy novel.

陶冶 とうや
教育の目的は、人格を陶冶することにある。

The purpose of education is the cultivation of character.

冶金学 やきんがく
彼は大学で冶金学を専攻している。

He is majoring in metallurgy at university.

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