練 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「糸」
- On
- レンれん · ren
- Kun
- ね(る)ne(ru)
- Meaning
- practice, train
Stroke order
Origin
糸 (thread) + 柬 (sound) — boiling raw silk over and over to soften it: to practice repeatedly.
Readings and examples
| Onレンれんren | 練習れんしゅう試練しれん熟練じゅくれん |
|---|---|
| Kunねるneru | 練るねる練り直すねりなおす |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 練習れんしゅう
practice
- 練り物ねりもの
kneaded food
- 鍛練たんれん
Example
毎日 ピアノを 練習する。
I practice the piano every day.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)