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What does the kanji 錬 mean?

錬 means refining, tempering. On'yomi レン. Kun'yomi ね.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiレン
Kun'yomiね.る
Strokes16
Main radical金
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi レンKun'yomi ね.る
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework16 strokes

refining, tempering

Memory hook

The metal (金) fired from the eastern (東) dawn until it is hard — TEMPER, REFINE.

Main radical

金gold, metal 8 strokes

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Stroke order · 16 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.