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錬

JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 錬 — “to refine, temper”

錬 means to refine, temper and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the gold / metal radical (金).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): レン
Kun'yomi (訓読み): ね(る)
Radical: 金 · gold / metal
Strokes: 16

How to remember 錬

Purifying metal (金) by burning it in fire — to refine. 錬金術 is alchemy; 鍛錬 means rigorous training!

Example words with 錬

On'yomi readings

錬金術れんきんじゅつalchemy
鍛錬たんれんrigorous training, tempering

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