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
Romaji: ren, ne.ru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  2221
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-8
Korean Reading:  ryeon
Chinese Reading:  lian4
Unicode:  932c
JIS:  4F23

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1741
Nelson Index: 4881
New Nelson Index: 6300
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a8.3
Four Corner Index: 8519.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 1933
Gakken Index: 1847
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40576
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0587
Remembering the kanji Index: 2030
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1853
Kodansha Compact Index: 1829
Kanji in Context Index: 1602
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1146
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1553
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 2049
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2186
Essential Kanji Index: 1872
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2185
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2864
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1861

Words

錬金術 (れんきんじゅつ)
alchemy; making big money (implied, by dubious means)
鍛錬 (たんれん)
tempering; forging; hardening; disciplining; training
乾式製錬 (かんしきせいれん)
fire refining
錬鉄 (れんてつ)
wrought iron
錬金術師 (れんきんじゅつし)
alchemist
精錬 (せいれん)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
錬成 (れんせい)
training; drilling
百錬 (ひゃくれん)
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
錬鋼 (れんこう)
wrought steel
練り上げる (ねりあげる)
to knead well; to polish; to refine
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