What does kanji 錬 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 錬 is tempering.

How is kanji 錬 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 錬 are ね.る; the onyomi readings are レン.

What is the main radical of kanji 錬?

The main radical for kanji 錬 is 金.

What words use kanji 錬?

Example words that use kanji 錬 include 錬金術, 錬金術師, 錬る, 錬鋼.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

錬

Meaning

Kanji 錬

tempering

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Stroke Order

Readings

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

Old form: 鍊 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2221
Strokes: 16
Radical: 金
Components: 一 • ｜ • ハ • 并 • 日 • 木 • 田 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 3
Similar Kanji: 諌 • 蝀 • 鶇 • 鯟 • 東 • 凍 • 倲

Related vocabulary

Showing 10 common entries

Showing 10 of 25 entries that include this kanji.

錬金術

れんきんじゅつ

alchemy

錬金術師

れんきんじゅつし

alchemist

錬る

ねる

to temper (steel)

錬鋼

れんこう

wrought steel

乾式製錬

かんしきせいれん

fire refining

自己鍛錬

じこたんれん

self-discipline

自溶製錬

じようせいれん

flash smelting

百錬

ひゃくれん

well-tempered

鋼の錬金術師

はがねのれんきんじゅつし

Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)

精錬所

せいれんしょ

refinery

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は毎朝、剣術を鍛錬している。

He trains his swordsmanship every morning.

この職人は長年の鍛錬で技を磨いた。

This craftsman polished his skills through years of training.

鉱石は工場で精錬される。

Ore is refined at the factory.

精錬の工程には高い温度が必要だ。

The refining process requires high temperatures.

厳しい鍛錬が彼を強くした。

Harsh training made him strong.

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