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今日の漢字
Secondary schoolJLPT N1

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

16 strokes · frequency rank #2221

On
レン
Kun
ね.る

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Common words

  1. れんきんじゅつしalchemist1
  2. せいれんrefining; refinement; smelting2
  3. たんれんtempering (metal); annealing; forging3
  4. れんきんじゅつalchemy4
    • Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".

    • In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.

    • Dr. Faust was well versed in alchemy.

  5. ひゃくせんれんまveteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten5

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