錬 tempering, refine, drill, train, polish 16 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #2221 in newspapers Readings Onレン Kunね.る In Chinese 𫔀, traditional 鍊 Words written with it 錬金術師 れんきんじゅつし alchemist 精錬 せいれん refining 錬金術 れんきんじゅつ alchemy 鍛錬 たんれん tempering (metal) 百戦錬磨 ひゃくせんれんま veteran