鍛 Home·Characters·鍛 Character · Actions 鍛 たん tan forge, temper Composition 1234567891011121314151617 金metal, gold段step Origin Metal 金 gives the sense of iron beaten with the hammer; 段 supplies the sound. Proverbs carrying this character 198 千日の稽古を鍛とし、万日の稽古を錬とす A thousand days of practice to forge; ten thousand to polish. Related characters 乗to ride, mount交to cross, exchange仕to serve付to hand over, attach会meeting, gathering住to dwell佐to assist作to make修to cultivate, mend倒to fall, topple