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Kanji for Forge
The kanji for “forge” is 煉, read ren and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
煉
forge
To forge and temper, like steel refined in fire.
12 strokes On reading レン (ren) Kun reading ねる (neru)
Dictionary meanings: refine metals, kneading over fire
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ren
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