Japanese symbol for “alchemy”
錬金術
れんきんじゅつ
Romaji: renkinjutsu
alchemy
In Japanese, alchemy is 錬金術, read れんきんじゅつ (renkinjutsu).
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Meanings
- n alchemy
- n way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alchemy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アルケミー | アルケミー arukemii | alchemy |
| 黄金術 | おうごんじゅつ ougonjutsu | alchemy |
| 煉丹術 | れんたんじゅつ rentanjutsu | art of making elixirs (e.g. in Chinese trad. medicine); alchemy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鍛錬 | たんれん tanren | tempering (metal); annealing; forging |
| 精錬 | せいれん seiren | refining; refinement; smelting |
| 百戦錬磨 | ひゃくせんれんま hyakusenrenma | veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles |
| 錬成 | れんせい rensei | training; drilling; strengthening |
| 百錬 | ひゃくれん hyakuren | well-tempered; well drilled; well trained |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance; financing; credit transacting |
| 技術 | ぎじゅつ gijutsu | technology; engineering |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alchemy”.
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