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鍛 = 段 + 金
鍛 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “forge”. It is built from 段 (grade) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2004.
- Keyword
- forge
- RTK frame
- 2004
- Strokes
- 17
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- タン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きた.える
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- кузница
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 鍛 forge metal
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 鍛 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grade” + “gold”. 鍛 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 鍛 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.