練 – practice, gloss, train

14 strokesTaught in grade 3#788 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 練 means practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レン (ren); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ね.る、ね.り (neru, neri). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 糸 (no. 120).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レン	ren
Kun’yomi	ね.る	neru
Kun’yomi	ね.り	neri

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 糸 (Kangxi radical 120). Components: ｜・糸・幺・小・日・ハ・木・田.

Words using 練

練習れんしゅうpractice訓練くんれんtraining練るねるto knead未練みれんlingering attachment

Example sentences

あなたはいつピアノの練習をしますか。

When do you practice the piano?

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私たちは昨日防火訓練をした。

We had a fire drill yesterday.

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私の心と思いとを練り清めてください。

Try out my reins and my heart.

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Kanji with the same radical

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