Word Meaning 錬金術

れんきんじゅつ renkinjutsu

錬金術 is read as れんきんじゅつ (renkinjutsu) and means alchemy.

Meaning

English

  1. alchemy
  2. way of making money
  3. moneymaker
  4. money-spinner

Reading

Kana

れんきんじゅつ

Romaji

renkinjutsu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 9452 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

錬金術師

れんきんじゅつし

alchemist

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)

金属材料技術研究所

きんぞくざいりょうぎじゅつけんきゅうじょ

National Research Institute for Metals

金沢美術工芸大学

かなざわびじゅつこうげいだいがく

Kanazawa College of Art

魔術

まじゅつ

black magic

奇術

きじゅつ

magic

催眠術

さいみんじゅつ

hypnotism

基本技術

きほんぎじゅつ

basic technology

国家基幹技術

こっかきかんぎじゅつ

National Critical Technology

前提技術

ぜんていぎじゅつ

underlying technology

保身術

ほしんじゅつ

art of self-protection

応用技術

おうようぎじゅつ

practical technology

Example Sentences

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I'm an alchemist.

Dr. Faust was well versed in alchemy.

Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".

Isaac Newton is often referred to as the founder of modern science, but his final years were solely devoted to the study of alchemy.

In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.