This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: レン、ね.る、ね.り
Romaji: ren, ne.ru, ne.ri
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Name Reading

Kana: ねり
Romaji: neri
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Meanings

practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  120
Frequency:  788
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  1-6-8
Korean Reading:  ryeon
Chinese Reading:  lian4
Unicode:  7df4
JIS:  4E7D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1375
Nelson Index: 3565
New Nelson Index: 4530
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6a8.2
Four Corner Index: 2599.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 608
Gakken Index: 704
Japanese Names Index: 2527
Daikanwanjiten Index: 27631P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.1114
Remembering the kanji Index: 1343
Kanji Flashcards Index: 828
Kodansha Compact Index: 1547
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 438
Kanji in Context Index: 296
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 931
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1256
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1355
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1443
Essential Kanji Index: 482
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1738
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2764
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 539
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 431

Words

訓練 (くんれん)
practice; practising; training
洗練 (せんれん)
polish; refinement
練る (ねる)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out; to train; to drill; to exercise; to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum; to tan (leather); to temper (steel); to walk in procession; to parade; to march
修練 (しゅうれん)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
教練 (きょうれん)
drill
練習 (れんしゅう)
practice; practising
試練 (しれん)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
熟練 (じゅくれん)
skill; dexterity; proficiency
未練 (みれん)
lingering affection; attachment; regret; regrets; reluctance; ruefulness
練り (ねり)
kneading; gloss; tempering; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste)
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