練 Kanji – practice
The Japanese kanji 練 can mean practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine.
Meaning and Readings
How is 練 read?
練 has the onyomi reading レン and the kunyomi readings ねる, ねり.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ren, neru, neri.
Common Japanese Words Using 練
These common Japanese words contain 練. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 訓練（くんれん） — training, drill, practice, discipline
- 試練（しれん） — test, trial, ordeal, tribulation
- 熟練（じゅくれん） — skill, expertise, experience, proficiency, mastery, dexterity
- 洗練（せんれん） — refinement, polish
- 未練（みれん） — lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness
- 練る（ねる） — to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
- 練習（れんしゅう） — practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
- 修練（しゅうれん） — training, drill, practice, practising, discipline
- 練り（ねり） — kneading, gloss, tempering