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Kanji Detail for 練 - "to master"

練

  • Meaning

    練 means "to master." Also associated with to refine, practice.

    1. To refine - To polish silk; devise; work out.

    2. To master - To become skilled through repetition.

  • Words using 練

    • 練習 れんしゅう Listen practice; training; drill
    • 訓練 くんれん Listen training; drill; practice
    • 熟練 じゅくれん Listen skill; expertise; experience
    • 未練 みれん Listen lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret

  • Four-character idioms with 練

    • 手練手管 てれんてくだ Listen wiles; art of coaxing
    • 未練未酌 みれんみしゃく Listen regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone

  • Tattoo check: 練

    • Verified meaning: to master
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きたう, ねり, れん)
    • Also carries these associations: to refine, practice

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 練

    Surnames 練(きたう)Listen 練(ねり)Listen 練(れん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    knead; train; polish

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

    ren(レン) レン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ne.ru(ね-る) ね-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to refine to master practice drill expert learn mastery perfecting polish proficiency repetition silk skilled training

Sentences including 練

  • When do you practice the piano?

  • He used every chance to practice english.

  • The exercises did her good.

  • She was always practicing the piano.

  • They have little chance to practice it.

  • His speech is very refined.

  • She practiced the piano every day.

  • She finished her exercises in the given time.

  • Did you practice the piano this morning?

  • He was an old hand at the game.

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