Kanji

煉

煉

refine metals, kneading over fire

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

火部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねる

Example sentences

煉瓦 れんが
その壁は赤い煉瓦でできている。

That wall is made of red bricks.

煉る ねる
職人は小豆を弱火で丁寧に煉った。

The artisan carefully cooked the red beans down over low heat.

Example Vocabulary

煉獄

れんごく

煉瓦

れんが

brick

煉瓦造り

れんがづくり

赤煉瓦

あかれんが

煉瓦塀

れんがべい

試煉

しれん

煉炭

れんたん

洗煉

せんれん

煉る

ねる

to knead, cook down, or refine into a smooth usable state; to polish a plan, text, or skill

耐火煉瓦

たいかれんが

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