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N1N2Kanji

鋳

cast; mint

Readings

On
チュウ
Kun
い(る)

Examples

鋳造（ちゅうぞう）、鋳物（いもの）

casting, cast metal

Note

On-reading (チュウ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (い(る)) is used standalone or with okurigana. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.

Questions that use this word

N1 8

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 読解

    言語は思考の鋳型として機能し、その言語が持つ範疇化の様式が話者の世界認識を形成する。

    Answer: 曖昧さは対人摩擦を避ける文化的機能を持つコミュニケーション様式だ

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