# 練 — practise; train

練 means “practise; train”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: レン (ren). Kun'yomi: ね(る) (neru). You'll see it in words such as 練る (neru, “to knead; to thicken into a paste”).

- Meaning: practise; train
- On'yomi: レン (ren)
- Kun'yomi: ね(る) (neru)
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Study

## How to remember 練

Parts: 糸 thread · 東 east

## Words with 練

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 練る | ねる (neru) | to knead; to thicken into a paste |

## Don't confuse it with

[紳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sir/) · [細](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/thin/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/)

## More in the “Study” set

[課](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lesson/) · [史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [科](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/academic-subject/) · [授](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/impart/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/) · [練](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/practise/)

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