JLPT N1 · Verb

練る (neru)

練る (ねる, neru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ねる
Romaji: neru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame) · godan verb, transitive
to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out · godan verb, transitive
to train; to drill; to exercise · godan verb, transitive
to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum · godan verb, transitive
to tan (leather) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私の心と思いとを練り清めてください。

Try out my reins and my heart.

Tatoeba #163275

タイムをとって作戦を練ろう。

Let's take time out to elaborate a strategy.

Tatoeba #203888

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 練る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	練る	ねる neru
Polite (~masu)	練ります	ねります nerimasu
Negative	練らない	ねらない neranai
Polite negative	練りません	ねりません nerimasen
Past	練った	ねった netta
Polite past	練りました	ねりました nerimashita
Negative past	練らなかった	ねらなかった neranakatta
Te-form	練って	ねって nette
Potential	練れる	ねれる nereru
Passive	練られる	ねられる nerareru
Causative	練らせる	ねらせる neraseru
Volitional	練ろう	ねろう nerou
Imperative	練れ	ねれ nere
Conditional (~ba)	練れば	ねれば nereba

Kanji in 練る

練

practice, gloss, trainレン・ね.る・ね.り · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 練る.

練習れんしゅうpractice訓練くんれんtraining未練みれんlingering attachment

Source: JMdict entry 1559140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.