| 1586 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1893 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4865 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1423 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1850 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2343 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1551 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1653 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1601 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1824 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2170 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1139 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1543 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1580 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40503P | Morohashi |
| 1729 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6280 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1566 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1688 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1812 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2005 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋳造 【チュウゾウ】 casting, founding, minting
- 鋳貨 【チュウカ】 coinage, mintage
- 改鋳 【カイチュウ】 reminting, recasting
- 再鋳 【サイチュウ】 recasting
- 鋳物 【イモノ】 casting, cast-metal object
- 鋳型 【イガタ】 mold, mould, template
Kun reading compounds
- 鋳る 【いる】 to cast, to mint, to coin
Readings
- Korean:
- ju
Spanish
- fundir
- acuñar
Portuguese
- calcular
- cunhar moedas
French
- couler (métal)
- frapper (monnaie)
| 2848 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a7.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-7 | SKIP code |
| 8514.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-82 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92f3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1793 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鍛錬 【タンレン】 tempering (metal), annealing, forging, toughening, disciplining, training
- 鍛金 【タンキン】 hammering
Kun reading compounds
- 鍛える 【きたえる】 to forge, to temper, to drill, to train, to discipline
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- forjar
- disciplinar
- entrenar
Portuguese
- forjar
- disciplinar
- treinar
French
- former
- discipliner
- entraîner
| 1569 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1733 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4895 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1351 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1855 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2651 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1817 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1966 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1605 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1831 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2206 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1152 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1567 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1877 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40625 | Morohashi |
| 1755 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6318 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1860 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2004 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1887 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2868 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-9 | SKIP code |
| 8714.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-35 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 935b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1246 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鋼 【ハガネ】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼材 【コウザイ】 steel material
- 粗鋼 【ソコウ】 crude steel
- 製鋼 【セイコウ】 steel manufacture
Kun reading compounds
- 鋼 【はがね】 steel, sword steel, sword
- 鋼色 【はがねいろ】 steel blue
- 玉鋼 【たまはがね】 traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
Readings
- Korean:
- gang
Spanish
- acero
Portuguese
- aço
French
- acier
| 874 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 864 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 867 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4883 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1509 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1851 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1608 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1715 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1337 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2183 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1145 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1551 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1981 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40509 | Morohashi |
| 1740 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6302 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1962 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2113 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 992 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2853 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8712.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-61 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 92fc | Unicode hex code |