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錬

Kanji 錬: meaning "Tempering, Refine, Drill", readings, stroke order

The kanji 錬 means "Tempering, Refine, Drill". On'yomi: レン; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Tempering, Refine, Drill
On'yomi
レン
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
鍊 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 錬

  • 鍛錬 たんれん — training, tempering

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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