What does kanji 煉 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 煉 is kneading over fire.

How is kanji 煉 read?

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

What words use kanji 煉?

Example words that use kanji 煉 include 練る, 煉瓦, 練り, 練り上げる.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

煉

Meaning

Kanji 煉

kneading over fire

kneading over fire, refine metals

Stroke Order

Readings

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

Variant: 炼 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 12
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 練 • 揀 • 湅 • 楝 • 瑓 • 柬 • 𥻂

Related vocabulary

Showing 24 common entries

Showing 24 of 37 entries that include this kanji.

練る

ねる

to tan (leather)

煉瓦

れんが

brick

練り

ねり

parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

練り上げる

ねりあげる

to knead well

練り製品

ねりせいひん

boiled fish-paste products

レンガ造り

レンガづくり

brickwork

レンガ塀

レンガべい

brick wall

煉獄

れんごく

purgatory

煉丹

れんたん

elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

煉丹術

れんたんじゅつ

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

練り餌

ねりえ

paste bird feed

練り菓子

ねりがし

kneaded sweet

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

赤い煉瓦の家が見える。

I can see a red brick house.

イチゴに煉乳をかける。

Pour condensed milk over strawberries.

彼らは煉獄の存在を信じている。

They believe in the existence of purgatory.

職人が煉瓦を一つずつ積む。

The craftsman stacks bricks one by one.

この古い建物は煉瓦造りだ。

This old building is made of brick.

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