# 冶 — smelt

冶 means “smelt”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: ヤ (ya). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: smelt
- On'yomi: ヤ (ya)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Metal, stone & materials 3

## How to remember 冶

Parts: 冫 ice · 台 stand

## Don't confuse it with

[台](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/platform/) · [始](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/begin/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [怠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lazy/)

## More in the “Metal, stone & materials 3” set

[硝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/saltpetre/) · [錬](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/temper-metal/) · [瑠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lapis-lazuli/) · [冶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smelt/) · [璃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/glassy-gem/) · [璧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/perfect-gem/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/smelt/. Last updated 2026-11-01.