漢字道KANJIDO

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3Junior high level17 strokesRadical
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タン
Kun
きた.える
Meaning
forge; train

Origin

ORIGIN

金 "metal" with 段: to beat metal into strength — to forge, to train.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

タン鍛錬
きたえる鍛える・鍛え方

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 鍛練たんれん

    training; discipline

  • 鍛造たんぞう

    forging

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

毎朝走って体を鍛える。

I train my body by running each morning.

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