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鍛工 (たんこう, tankou) Japanese meaning: metal worker | Kotomora

鍛たん工こう

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Meanings

1

metal worker; smith

Refers to a person who works with metal, such as a blacksmith or metal craftsman. Often used in industrial or traditional contexts.

彼かれは熟じゅく練れんした鍛たん工こうだ。
He is a skilled metal worker.

Kanji

鍛forge, discipline, train
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

Related words

鍛冶かじ
鍛冶 specifically refers to a blacksmith or forging, while 鍛工 is a broader term for any metal worker.

Etymology

Compound of 鍛 (tan, 'forge') and 工 (kō, 'worker'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with metalworking.