Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 17

Meaning: forge, discipline, train

Kunyomi: きた.える

Onyomi: タン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Onyomi Examples

タンレン tempering (metal), annealing, forging, toughening, disciplining, training

タンキン hammering

Kunyomi Examples

える きたえる to forge, to temper, to drill, to train, to discipline