Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    training; practice; drilling; cultivation; improvement

Also written 錬磨【れんま】

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)

Kun
みが.くす.る
On
Strokes
16
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1608 of 2500
Radical
stone
WaniKani
Level 45

Built from

Used in names as

おさむ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-13, 3-11-5SKIP code
3q13.3The Kanji Dictionary
0026.1Four corner code
577deroo
78e8Unicode hex code
1-43-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5393Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4045New Nelson (John Haig)
3181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3946Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2033Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2744Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
594Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
638Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1376A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2596Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1985Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
24449PMorohashi
1831A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1531Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1632Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
768Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1840Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1731Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1410Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
601Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2, mo4Pinyin reading
maKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
45WaniKani level