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練 — kanji meaning “practice”

practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

Meanings
practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
14
School grade
3
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#788 of 2,500
Classical radical
120
Chinese reading
liàn — Chinese character page

Words with 練

WordReadingMeaning
れんしゅう renshuupractice; training; drill
くんれん kunrentraining; drill; practice
みれん mirenlingering attachment; lingering affection; regret
しれん shirentest; trial; ordeal
せんれん senrenrefinement; polish
じゅくれん jukurenskill; expertise; experience
ねり nerikneading; gloss; tempering
しゅうれん shuurentraining; drill; practice
ねる neruto knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
ろうれん rourenexperienced; veteran; skilled
れんたつ rentatsuexpert(ise); skill; dexterity
ねりなおす nerinaosuto knead again

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