錬
Tempering
Meanings
Tempering, Refine, Drill, Train, Polish
On'yomi
れん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ね.る
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
錬 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
錬 (Tempering) is taught on WaniKani at level 46 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2221 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.
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