JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 練: "practice, gloss, train"
The kanji 練 means "practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レン in on'yomi and ね.る, ね.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ね.るね.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 788 of 2,501 |
Common words with 練
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 練習practice; training; drill; (an) exercise
- 訓練training; drill; practice; discipline
- 試練test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
- 練るto knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame) · to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
- 未練lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance
- 洗練refinement; polish
- 熟練skill; expertise; experience; proficiency
- 修練training; drill; practice; practising
- 訓練場training range; training grounds; training area
- 手練れmastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand
- 練度skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
- 朝練morning training (e.g. before school)
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