Word Meaning 刀鍛冶

かたなかじ katanakaji

刀鍛冶 is read as かたなかじ (katanakaji) and means swordsmith.

Meaning

English

  1. swordsmith

Reading

Kana

かたなかじ

Romaji

katanakaji

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 133473 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鍛冶場

かじば

blacksmith's workshop

とう

knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

刀剣

とうけん

sword

刀の手前

かたなのてまえ

samurai's face

刀自

とじ

lady

刀子

とうし

small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like

刀下

とうか

under the sword

刀持ち

かたなもち

swordbearer

刀工

とうこう

swordsmith

刀を打つ

かたなをうつ

to temper a sword

刀身

とうしん

knife blade

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

Example Sentences

1

そふはゆうめいなかたなかじでした。

My grandfather was a famous swordsmith.