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冶工 (yakou) Japanese meaning: metallurgical worker | Kotomora

冶や工こう

Meanings

1

metallurgical worker

Technical term for a worker involved in metal refining or smelting. Not an everyday word; likely encountered in industrial or historical contexts.

冶や工こうは高こう温おんの炉ろの前まえで金きん属ぞくを精せい錬れんする。
The metallurgical worker refines metal in front of a high-temperature furnace.

Kanji

冶melting, smelting
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Related words

冶や金きん
冶金 refers to metallurgy as a field or process, while 冶工 specifically denotes the worker who performs metallurgical tasks.

Etymology

Compound of 冶 (ya, 'smelting' or 'metalworking') and 工 (kō, 'worker' or 'artisan'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning.