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錬 kanji: meaning “tempering”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
tempering
On'yomi
レン
Kun'yomi
ね・る

Picture story to remember 錬

Top quality gold (金) is sent to the east (東) for careful tempering.

Parts in this story:金, 東

How to write 錬: stroke order

錬 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 錬

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Kanji that share parts with 錬.