Kanji

What does the kanji 冶 mean?

冶 means metal smelting, melting. On'yomi ヤ. Kun'yomi い.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiヤ
Kun'yomiい.る
Strokes7
Main radical冫
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ヤKun'yomi い.る
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework7 strokes

metal smelting, melting

Memory hook

Ice (冫) melting in the great mouth of the furnace and cast into metal — SMELT, FOUNDRY.

Main radical

冫ice 2 strokes

Stroke order · 7 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.