錬 — kanji meaning “tempering”
錬
tempering, refine, drill, train, polish
- Meanings
- tempering, refine, drill, train, polish
- On'yomi
- レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi
- ね.る
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2221 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- liàn
Words with 錬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 錬金術 | れんきんじゅつ renkinjutsu | alchemy |
| 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 |
| 錬鉄 | れんてつ rentetsu | wrought iron |
| 錬金術師 | れんきんじゅつし renkinjutsushi | alchemist |
| 精錬所 | せいれんしょ seirensho | refinery; smelting works |
| 錬鋼 | れんこう renkou | wrought steel |
| 乾式製錬 | かんしきせいれん kanshikiseiren | fire refining |
| 自熔製錬 | じようせいれん jiyouseiren | flash smelting; autogenous smelting |
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