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    3. 錬

    錬

    錬ね.る

    tempering

    N1KMT10Freq #2221Core ConceptsAmbiguous glossKanji16 strokes

    組

    錬錬

    The smith refined the metal, facing East as he tempered it.

    Kun'yomi

    ね.る

    On'yomi

    レン

    temperingrefinedrilltrainpolish

    金東

    金
    木
    日

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    錦錯錫鋼錠録鍵鋭錦錯錫鋼錠録

    Alternative forms of this concept

    釒

    Concepts using this kanji

    錬金術師

    alchemist

    錬金術

    alchemy

    精錬

    refining

    鍛錬

    tempering (metal)

    錬成

    training

    百錬

    well-tempered

    鋼の錬金術師

    Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)

    精錬所

    refinery

    乾式製錬

    fire refining

    百戦錬磨

    veteran

    錬鉄

    wrought iron

    自己鍛錬

    self-discipline

    自熔製錬

    flash smelting

    錬鋼

    wrought steel

    錬る

    to temper (steel)

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    錦

    brocade

    錯

    confused

    錫

    copper

    鋼

    steel

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 日
    • 木
    • 金

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    • 精錬
    • 精錬所
    • 鍛錬
    • 百錬
    • 錬金術
    • 錬成
    • 百戦錬磨
    • 錬鉄
    • 錬鋼
    • 錬金術師
    • 乾式製錬
    • 自熔製錬
    • 自己鍛錬
    • 錬る
    • 鋼の錬金術師

    Similar concepts

    • 錦
    • 錯
    • 錫
    • 鋼
    • 錠
    • 録
    • 鍵
    • 鋭

    Variants

    • 釒

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