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錬

錬 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ねる。金属を溶かし、不純物を除いて良質のものを造ること。
  2. きたえて、良いものを作る。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「鍊」の異体字。形声。「金」+音符「柬」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • レンJHS
Kun (native)
  • ね(る)
Other languages
  • 拼音lian4
  • 한글ryeon
  • Hán-ViệtChương
  • Hán-ViệtLuyện
  • Hán-ViệtRèn

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Basics

Strokes
16 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+932C

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金東

Words using this kanji

  • 錬金術れんきんじゅつ卑金属を主に化学的手段を用いて、金を代表とした貴金属にしようとする試み。近代以前世界中に見られるが、特に中世ヨーロッパのものを指す場合が多い。 （比喩）つまらないものを、価値のあるものに変性させること。 （比喩）都合よく利益を得る方法。alchemy, way of making money, moneymaker, money-spinner
  • 錬金術師れんきんじゅつし錬金術を研究する人alchemist
  • 錬成れんせい心身を鍛えて人としてつくりあげること。training, drilling, strengthening, use of alchemy
  • 錬鉄れんてつwrought iron
  • 錬鋼れんこうwrought steel
  • 錬るねるto temper (steel)

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Lookup codes

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1-8-8
Four Corner
8519.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a8.3
Heisig
2186
Nelson
4881