Kanji

練

practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

糸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ねる, ねり

Nanori (Name Reading)

ねり, よし

Common Readings

レン, ね…る

Example sentences

練習 れんしゅう
毎日ピアノを練習しています。

I practice the piano every day.

ようになる ようになる
日本語を毎日練習して、少しずつ話せるようになった

I practiced Japanese every day and gradually became able to speak it.

訓練 くんれん
消防士たちは、毎日のように厳しい訓練を受けている。

Firefighters undergo strict training almost every day.

耐える たえる
彼は厳しい訓練に耐えた。

He endured the harsh training.

試練 しれん
彼は数々の試練を乗り越えて、ついに成功を収めた。

He overcame numerous trials and finally achieved success.

待ち受ける まちうける
厳しい試練が彼らを待ち受けていた。

A severe trial awaited them.

練る ねる
彼は新しい計画を練っている。

He is refining a new plan.

作戦 さくせん
試合に勝つために、新しい作戦を練ることにした。

We decided to devise a new strategy to win the match.

未練 みれん
彼は別れた恋人にまだ未練があるようだ。

It seems he still has lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend.

熟練 じゅくれん
その職人は熟練した技で、美しい陶器を次々と作り上げた。

The craftsman created beautiful pottery one after another with his skilled technique.

Example Vocabulary

練習

れんしゅう

practice; training

訓練

くんれん

training; drill; practice

試練

しれん

trial; ordeal; hardship

練る

ねる

to knead; to refine; to train

未練

みれん

lingering affection; regret; reluctance

熟練

じゅくれん

skill; proficiency; mastery; dexterity

洗練

せんれん

refinement; polish; sophistication

修練

しゅうれん

discipline; training; cultivation

訓練場

くんれんじょう

朝練

あされん

morning practice

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