Memory phrase for the character: 錬

錬

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Meaning

refine, knead, train, drill

Pronunciation

REN
neru

Explanation

Left: metal 金, right: east 東

Mnemonic

(The steel of Japanese swords [= from the East 東] is refined by folding). This metal is trained (=練) in the east when refined or by kneading (i.e. forging.)

Radicals

金	gold, metal	This radical is always on the left side of a character.
東	east	The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.

Vocabulary

錬鋼

れんこう

forged steel

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