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練

practice
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingレン
Kun readingね.る、ね.り
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to knead
  2. to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
  3. to polish (a plan, etc.)
  4. to refine
  5. to elaborate

Popular Usage

練習する訓練

Radicals and components

Radical糸silkComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · east · tree (木) · wood (木) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1443

Compound words

訓練くんれん
training; drill; practice; discipline
試練しれん
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
熟練じゅくれん
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery
洗練せんれん
refinement; polish
未練みれん
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
練るねる
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate
練習れんしゅう
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
修練しゅうれん
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
練りねり
kneading; gloss; tempering; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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