鍛える|きたえるkitaeru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto forge; to temper
    彼かれは鋼はがねを鍛きたえて刀かたなを作つくった。↗
    He forged the steel into a sword.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto drill; to train; to discipline
    若わかいうちに体からだを鍛きたえなさい。↗
    Build up your body while young.
Conjugation
Dictionary form鍛える(きたえる)
Polite (masu)鍛えます(きたえます)
Negative (nai)鍛えない(きたえない)
polite (masen)鍛えません(きたえません)
classical zu / nu鍛えず・鍛えぬ(きたえず・きたえぬ)
Past (ta)鍛えた(きたえた)
polite (mashita)鍛えました(きたえました)
Past negative (nakatta)鍛えなかった(きたえなかった)
polite (masen deshita)鍛えませんでした(きたえませんでした)
Te form鍛えて(きたえて)
Potential鍛えられる(きたえられる)
Passive鍛えられる(きたえられる)
Causative鍛えさせる(きたえさせる)
Causative passive鍛えさせられる(きたえさせられる)
Conditional (ba)鍛えれば(きたえれば)
tara鍛えたら(きたえたら)
Volitional鍛えよう(きたえよう)
polite (mashou)鍛えましょう(きたえましょう)
Imperative鍛えろ(きたえろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym鍛錬たんれんWrittenWritten Sino-Japanese noun for training and honing, as in 「心身の鍛錬」; more formal than 「鍛える」 and suggests long-term discipline.
  • Antonym甘やかすあまやかすNeutralMeans pampering or spoiling, as in 「子供を甘やかす」; the opposite of the strict training of 「鍛える」.

Use 「鍛える」 to train the body, hone a skill, or forge metal, as in 「体を鍛える」「腕を鍛える」; in written or formal prose use 「鍛錬」, while 「甘やかす」 is the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 熱ねっした金属きんぞくを打うったり冷ひやしたりして強つよくする。
  2. 訓練くんれんを繰り返くりかえして技術ぎじゅつなどを向上こうじょうさせる。
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