Blacksmith - Kaji

Japanese: 鍛冶 - かじ

〘Noun〙 ("Kaji" is a Japanese phrasing. "Kanauchi" (forging) became "Kanuchi" and then "Kaji" (forged)) The act of hammering metal into various tools. Also, the person who does this as a job. Blacksmith. Blacksmith craftsman. ※Ryōiki (810-824) "When I heard it, there was only the sound of forging (Kaji) (Kachisuru )" ※Chuu-u-ki - September 17, 1095 (2nd year of Kahō) "Nori-sho _Ni-shu Kashi-do _Ichi " [Glossary] (1) From ancient times, they were involved in the construction and restoration of shrines and temples, and made nails, fasteners, etc. Kofuku-ji, Kasuga-sha, and Todai-ji were already active in the early Kamakura period, and there were those who were guaranteed land in various provinces, and it is said that in the early 13th century, Emperor Gotoba himself organized swordsmiths directly under him.
(2) In the portrait of a blacksmith in the "Takamatsu Miyamoto Tohokuin Shokunin Utaawase Gobanhon" (Two-person portrait), an apprentice is depicted swinging a mallet as well as a bellows. In the early modern period, not only swordsmiths but also gunsmiths, knifesmiths, and field blacksmiths who made hoes and other tools became more active.

Kanuchi [Blacksmith]

〘Noun〙 (A variant of "kaneuchi" (gold forging)) The act of forging metal. Also, the person who does this. Blacksmith . In ancient times, blacksmiths who made this their profession belonged to powerful clans. ※Shoki (720), October 39th year of Emperor Suinin (Kitano Hon Muromachi Period) "The blacksmith summoned Kawakami and had him make 1,000 swords."

Tan-ya [Blacksmith]

〘 noun 〙 The act of hammering metal into pieces to make objects. Kaji. Kanuchi. ※Family tradition (around 760) Part 1: “He was a man of great wisdom, intelligent and well-informed, and unlike the Minister, he _was _a hard _ironsmith , but he was _{not a} blacksmith _. What a _benefit to _{the Minister} .”

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「鍛冶」はあて字。「かなうち（金打）」が「かぬち」となり、さらに「かぢ」と変化した語) 金属を打ちきたえて、いろいろの器具をつくること。また、それを仕事とする人。鍛冶屋。鍛冶職人。※霊異記（810‐824）中「聞けば、唯鍛(カヂ)する音のみ有り〈国会図書館本訓釈鍛カチスル〉」※中右記‐嘉保二年（1095）九月一七日「則召_二集仮治等_一」[語誌](1)古くから社寺の創建や、修復に携わり、釘、鎹(かすがい)などを製作した。興福寺、春日社、東大寺には、鎌倉初期にすでに鍛冶寄人が活動し、諸国にも給田を保証されたものが散在し、一三世紀初めには後鳥羽院自身が自らに直属する刀鍛冶を組織していたといわれる。
(2)一五世紀後半頃の「高松宮本東北院職人歌合五番本」の鍛冶像には、鞴とともに向槌を振る弟子が描かれている（二人像）。近世に入ると刀鍛冶だけでなく、鉄砲鍛冶や庖丁鍛冶、鍬などを作る野鍛冶の活動も盛んになった。