鍛冶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鍛	冶

Etymology 1

From Old Japanese. Change in pronunciation of 金打 (“metal striking, metal striker”):

/kaneuchi/ or /kanauchi/ > /kanuchi/

The kanji used are ateji.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [ka̠nu͍t͡ɕi]

Noun

鍛冶 (hiragana かぬち, romaji kanuchi)

1. smithing
2. a metalsmith, a smith
3. short for 鍛冶司 (kanuchizukasa), the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan

Synonyms

• (smith): 鍛冶屋 (かじや, kajiya)

Derived terms

Derived terms

鍛冶司 (かぬちづかさ, kanuchizukasa): the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan 鍛冶部 (かぬちべ, kanuchibe): the imperial smith in ancient Japan, superseded by the office of kanuchizukasa when the Ritsuryō system was promulgated; under the Ritsuryō system, a junior smith working under the kanuchizukasa

Etymology 2

/kanuchi/ > /kanji/ > /kaji/

The kanji used are ateji.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA: [ka̠d͡ʑi]

Noun

鍛冶 (hiragana かじ, romaji kaji, historical hiragana かぢ)

1. smithing
2. a metalsmith, a smith
3. short for 鍛冶の司 (kaji no tsukasa), the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan.

Synonyms

• (smith): 鍛冶屋 (かじや, kajiya)

Derived terms

Derived terms

鍛冶神 (かじしん, Kajishin): the Japanese god of the forge, metalcraft, and blacksmithing 鍛冶の司 (かじのつかさ, kaji no tsukasa): the official imperial court metalsmith or overseer of metalsmiths in the Ritsuryō system of ancient Japan 鍛冶屋 (かじや, kajiya): a metalsmith; a metalsmith's house or shop; a crowbar for removing nails 鍛冶橋狩野 (かじばしかのう, Kajibashi Kanō): one of the four Kanō schools in the Edo Period, founded by Kanō Tan'yū 鍛冶橋門 (かじばしもん, Kajibashi Mon): one of the gates in the Edo city walls 鍛冶始 (かじはじめ, kajihajime): the first smithing work of the year 鍛冶匠 (かじたくみ, kajitakumi): a professional smith, a master smith 鍛冶場 (かじば, kajiba): a smithy, a forge 鍛冶炭 (かじずみ, kajizumi): soft charcoal used for smithing 鍛冶町 (かじちょう, Kajichō): a place in Chiyoda, Tokyo, from land gifted to noted smiths in the Edo Period 鍛冶被 (かじかぶり, kajikaburi): a cleaning cloth folded in half twice and worn on the head by a smith while working 鍛冶者 (かじしゃ, kajisha): a smith (rare) 鍛冶師 (かじし, kajishi): a smith

Idioms

• 鍛冶の明日に紺屋の明後日 (かじのあしたにこんやのあさって, kaji no ashita ni kon'ya no asatte): "a smith's tomorrow, but a dyer's day after tomorrow": a metaphor for someone who makes promises easily but always breaks them

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 鍛冶. Compare modern Mandarin 锻冶 (duànyě).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• IPA: [ta̠ɴja̠]

Noun

鍛冶 (hiragana たんや, romaji tanya)

1. smithing
2. a metalsmith, a smith

See also

• 鍛冶 on the Japanese Wikipedia.ja.Wikipedia
• Blacksmithing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Blacksmithing