鍛冶

Verb

 * 1) to forge and smelt (metal)
 * 2)  to steel oneself or to measure one's words

Etymology 1
→ → * →  →

Shift from, equivalent to a compound of 🇰🇲.

The kanji spelling is an.

Noun

 * 1) forging, smithing
 * 2) a metalsmith, smith
 * 3)   the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the  system of ancient Japan
 * 1)   the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the  system of ancient Japan
 * 1)   the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the  system of ancient Japan

Etymology 2
From.

Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) forging, smithing
 * 2) a metalsmith, a smith

Verb

 * 1) to forge, smith