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冶 means 'melt'
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Kun いる melting, smelting
Name じ
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 冶 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 冶 is used 14 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation). 1 words use a non-standard reading.
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smith; blacksmith; locksmith(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word.
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smithing; blacksmith(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 1 form, examples and links)
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