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鍛

Level XIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1701 / 2,608

Forge

On’yomi
たん
Kun’yomi
きたえ
Radical
金 Gold (Kangxi 167)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 顎 (Jaw), less common than 塊 (Lump).

Gold on the left meets a helicopter on the right — hammering gold with helicopter-force blows is how you forge strong metal.

In words

鍛える きたえる to forge;to drill;to temper;to train;to disciplineN1

鍛 is rank 1701 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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