Kanji

錬

錬

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねる

Common Readings

レン

Example sentences

鍛錬 たんれん
剣士 は 毎日 、 剣 の 鍛錬 を 怠らない 。

The swordsman never neglects his daily sword training.

錬金術 れんきんじゅつ
錬金術 は 現代 化学 の 先駆け と 考えられている 。

Alchemy is considered the precursor to modern chemistry.

百戦錬磨 ひゃくせんれんま
彼 は 百戦錬磨 の 経営者 だ

He is a battle-hardened businessman.

精錬 せいれん
この 工場 で は 鉱石 から 銅 を 精錬 している

This factory is refining copper from ore.

Example Vocabulary

鍛錬

たんれん

tempering; training; discipline; forging

錬金術

れんきんじゅつ

alchemy

錬金術師

れんきんじゅつし

錬成

れんせい

百戦錬磨

ひゃくせんれんま

battle-hardened; veteran; experienced (in many battles/situations)

精錬

せいれん

refining; smelting

製錬

せいれん

自己鍛錬

じこたんれん

錬磨

れんま

錬る

ねる

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