EntryCommonWaniKani 18
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    refinement; polish

    ああいう洗練された人々の中で、自分はまったく場違いな気がした。
    I felt utterly out of place among those sophisticated people.

Also written 洗煉【せんれん】洗錬【せんれん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wash, inquire into, probe

Kun
あら.う
On
セン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1168 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

あらいらい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.12The Kanji Dictionary
3411.1Four corner code
357deroo
6d17Unicode hex code
1-32-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2551Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3131New Nelson (John Haig)
388New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
465Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
288Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
350Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
249Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
264Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
626A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
817Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
925Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17379Morohashi
916A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
692Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
705Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
210Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
927henshall3
888Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
198Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
1189Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
255Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi3Pinyin reading
se, seonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

Kun
ね.るね.り
On
レン
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
788 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

ねり

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-8SKIP code
6a8.2The Kanji Dictionary
2599.6Four corner code
2764deroo
7df4Unicode hex code
1-46-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3565Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4530New Nelson (John Haig)
1375New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1738Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
931Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1256Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1343Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1443Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
704A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2527Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
482Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27631PMorohashi
608A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
743Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
756Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
539sakade
828Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
438henshall3
431Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
296Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1547Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1355Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lian4Pinyin reading
ryeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level