錬 Kanji - Meaning, Readings, Stroke Order

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

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.

物語の錬金術師は、鉛から金を作った。

The alchemist in the story made gold from lead.

彼は百戦錬磨の経営者だ

He is a battle-hardened businessman.

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.

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錬

Kanji

Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

鍛錬

錬金術

錬金術師

錬成

百戦錬磨

精錬

製錬

自己鍛錬

錬磨

錬る

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