tempering, refine, drill, train

About this kanji

The kanji 錬 (ren) primarily means to temper, refine, or train. It's often used as a verb related to polishing skills or processes. You might encounter compounds like 精錬 (seiren), meaning refining, which refers to fine-tuning something, and 錬金術 (renkinjutsu), meaning alchemy, the medieval science of turning base metals into gold. Another example is 鍛錬 (tanren), which means tempering and is used when discussing physical training or skill development. A useful note is that 錬 is often associated with the idea of improving quality, whether it’s a skill or material, emphasizing growth through practice and experience.

Example sentences

• 金属を錬成する技術が必要だ。

  The skill to refine metal is necessary.

Meanings across languages

English

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Tiếng Việt

tôi luyện, tinh chế, luyện tập, huấn luyện, đánh bóng

日本語

錬金, 精製, 訓練, トレーニング, 磨く

한국어

단련, 정제하다, 드릴, 훈련하다, 폴리쉬

中文

锻炼, 提炼, 钻孔, 训练, 抛光

id

penempaan

th

การหล่อ

es

temple

fr

trempe

de

Temperierung

pt

temperagem

Common compounds

• 精錬せいれんrefining, refinement, smelting
• 錬金術れんきんじゅつalchemy, way of making money, moneymaker
• 錬金術師れんきんじゅつしalchemist
• 鍛錬たんれんtempering (metal), annealing, forging
• 百戦錬磨ひゃくせんれんまveteran, battle-worn, schooled by adversity in many battles
• 百錬ひゃくれんwell-tempered, well drilled, well trained
• 錬成れんせいtraining, drilling, strengthening
• 錬鉄れんてつwrought iron