casting, mint
On'yomi (音読み)
- チュウ
- イ
- シュ
- シュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- い.る
About this kanji
The kanji "鋳" primarily relates to the concepts of casting and minting. It is often used as a verb (to cast) but also appears in nouns. For example, "鋳型" (いがた) means mold, which is essential in the casting process, while "鋳物" (いもの) refers to the actual casting product. "鋳造" (ちゅうぞう) means the act of casting itself. Interestingly, the verb "鋳る" (いる) means to cast, highlighting its action-oriented usage. Additionally, "改鋳" (かいちゅう) refers to the process of reminting coins. When working with this kanji, remember that it typically deals with metalwork and transformation.
Example sentences
彼は銅を鋳造する技術を持っている。
He has the skill to cast copper.
Meanings across languages
- English
- casting, mint
- Tiếng Việt
- đúc, mint
- 日本語
- 鋳造, 鋳る
- 한국어
- 주조하다, 주화
- 中文
- 铸造, 铸币
- id
- penuangan
- th
- หล่อ
- es
- fundición
- fr
- fonte
- de
- Gießen
- pt
- fundição
Common compounds
- 鋳型いがたmold, mould, template
- 鋳物いものcasting, cast-metal object
- 鋳造ちゅうぞうcasting, founding, minting
- 鋳るいるto cast, to mint, to coin
- 改鋳かいちゅうreminting, recasting
- 再鋳さいちゅうrecasting
- 鋳工ちゅうこうmetal caster
- 鋳鉄ちゅうてつcast iron
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