Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun

    experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

    彼はその仕事にかけては老練な人だ。
    He is an old hand at that work.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

old man, old age, grow old

Kun
お.いるふ.ける
On
ロウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
803 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

えびおい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-4-2SKIP code
2k4.5The Kanji Dictionary
4471.1Four corner code
1456deroo
8001Unicode hex code
1-47-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4696New Nelson (John Haig)
3197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3963Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2754Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1251Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1340Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
788A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
334Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
637Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28842Morohashi
609A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541sakade
837Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638henshall3
472Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
737Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1576Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lao3Pinyin reading
roKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani 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