Japanese symbol for “scouring”
精練
せいれん
Romaji: seiren
scouring; degumming
In Japanese, scouring is 精練, read せいれん (seiren).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt scouring; degumming
- n, vs, vt training
- n, vs, vt refining; refinement; smelting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scouring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虱潰し | しらみつぶし shiramitsubushi | very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search |
| 灰汁洗い | あくあらい akuarai | scouring; washing vegetables in lye |
| 洗掘 | せんくつ senkutsu | scouring (of a riverbed or seafloor) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise; exact; detailed |
| 精通 | せいつう seitsuu | being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with) |
| 精子 | せいし seishi | sperm; spermatozoon |
| 精度 | せいど seido | precision; accuracy |
| 精液 | せいえき seieki | semen; seminal fluid; sperm |
| 練習 | れんしゅう renshuu | practice; training; drill |
| 訓練 | くんれん kunren | training; drill; practice |
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