| 1933 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1847 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4881 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1872 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1853 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1816 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1965 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1602 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1829 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2185 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1146 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2049 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40576 | Morohashi |
| 1741 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6300 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2030 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2186 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1861 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2221 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 錬金術師 【レンキンジュツシ】 alchemist
- 錬金術 【レンキンジュツ】 alchemy, way of making money, moneymaker, money-spinner
- 修練 【シュウレン】 training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 精錬 【セイレン】 refining, refinement, smelting, training
Kun reading compounds
- 練る 【ねる】 to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame), to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out, to train, to drill, to exercise, to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum, to tan (leather), to temper (steel), to walk in procession, to parade, to march
- 錬る 【ねる】 to temper (steel)
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeon
Spanish
- forjar
- refinar
- disciplinar
- pulir
Portuguese
- tempera
- refinar
- broca
- treinar
- polir
French
- endurcir
- améliorer
- entrainer
- perfectionner
- écrouir
| 2864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a8.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-8 | SKIP code |
| 8519.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-47-03 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 932c | 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 |