JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 鋳: "casting, mint"
The kanji 鋳 means "casting, mint". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チュウ, イ, シュ, シュウ in on'yomi and い.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チュウイシュシュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
い.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | casting, mint |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2005 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鋳
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鋳物casting; cast-metal object
- 鋳造casting; founding; minting
- 鋳型mold; mould; template
- 鋳るto cast; to mint; to coin
- 鋳鉄cast iron
- 鋳潰すto melt down
- 鋳込むto cast in a mold (mould)
- 改鋳reminting; recasting
- 鋳物師caster; founder
- 鋳造所foundry; mint
- 鋳込みcasting; pouring
- 鋳金casting
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