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冶 means 'melt'

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Strokes : 7    Frequency: 2418   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-46    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 418 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヤ
Additional readings
Kun    いる melting, smelting
Name    じ
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Find out how far back the Japanese craved metal and see how acquiring it changed society, enabling people to have weapons, tools, coins, bells, sewn clothes, and even sacred mirrors. Learn to talk about metal experts, from blacksmiths and swordsmiths to metallurgists and those who separate metal from ore. Also discover why there are wavy patterns on Japanese sword blades.
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⿰  冫 (氷) ice  台 pedestal; platform  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 冶 is used 3 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 冶 is used 14 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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ヤ : 9 words FIND ALL
と う や 1
training; education; cultivation
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じ: 5 words. FIND ALL
か じ 1
noun
smithing; blacksmith
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An additional じ less common words include 冶 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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冶
ヤ    melting   
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冫
ice   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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