JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 錬

tempering

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ね.る
Onyomi 音読み
レン
Nanori 名乗り

Old form: 鍊 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#2221
Strokes
16
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 27 entries that include this kanji.

練る

ねる

to tan (leather)

錬金術

れんきんじゅつ

alchemy

練り

ねり

parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

錬金術師

れんきんじゅつし

alchemist

煉丹術

れんたんじゅつ

art of making elixirs (e.g. in Chinese trad. medicine)

練れる

ねれる

to be well-kneaded

練磨

れんま

training

錬る

ねる

to temper (steel)

錬鋼

れんこう

wrought steel

錬成

れんせい

training

錬鉄

れんてつ

wrought iron

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は毎朝、剣術を鍛している。

He trains his swordsmanship every morning.

この職人は長年の鍛で技を磨いた。

This craftsman polished his skills through years of training.

鉱石は工場で精される。

Ore is refined at the factory.

の工程には高い温度が必要だ。

The refining process requires high temperatures.

厳しい鍛が彼を強くした。

Harsh training made him strong.