Where does “鍛冶” come from?
鍛冶 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 鍛, from Old Japanese 金 — metal.
鍛冶 (Japanese): forging, smithing; a metalsmith, smith; Short for...
Definitions
- forging, smithing; a metalsmith, smith; Short for...
Ancestry of “鍛冶”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Japanese | 鍛 | the forging of metal; also such a person who... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 金 | metal |