17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

forge, discipline, train

Kun'yomi
  • to forge ②to drill
On'yomi
  • タン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きたえる 85.3%
タン 12.4%
2.3%

Character Breakdown

forge, discipline, train
きた.える タン か (8th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
grade, steps, stairs
ダン (6th, N3)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

to forge ②to drill
tempering (metal) ②toughening
to temper thoroughly ②to train well
forging ②drilling
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References

Unicode hex code 935B
JIS X 0208 1-35-35
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4895
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1877
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a9.5
Four corner code 8714.7
De Roo Code 2868