16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

Kun'yomi
  • to temper (steel)
On'yomi
  • レン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

レン 89.9%
10.1%

Character Breakdown

tempering, refine, drill
レン ね.る (8th, N1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
east
トウ ひがし しの (2nd, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 932C
JIS X 0208 1-47-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4881
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6300
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40576
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1861
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2049
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a8.3
Four corner code 8519.6
De Roo Code 2864