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Kanji Detail for 鍊 - "refine, temper, train"

鍊

  • Meaning

    鍊 means "refine, temper, train."

    1. Refine - To purify metal by removing impurities.

    2. Temper - To strengthen through processing.

    3. Train - To develop skills through practice.

    4. Polish - To improve through repeated effort.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    smelt metals; forge; refine

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    smelt metals, forge; refine

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    smelt metals, forge; refine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To smelt metal. Melting metal to refine it is called 鍊. | All things that are refined are called 鍊. As in literary craftsmen 鍊字 (refining words), 鍊句 (refining sentences) and the like.
  • Onyomitip

    ren(れん) れん

  • Kunyomitip

    ne.ru(ねる) ねる

  • Strokestip

    17 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords
    refine purify temper forge smelt train practice polish improve strengthen harden develop discipline process metal ore quality enhance perfect cultivate
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