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練 means 'polish up'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 952   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-11    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 45    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 58 words   Used in 125 words   Used in 102 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   レン
Kun
   ねる to polish up, knead, train
Additional readings
Kun    ねり
Name    ねり
Variants
练 (Chinese)   練  
Components
⿰  糸 thread  東 east  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 練 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 練 is used 120 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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レン : 88 words FIND ALL
れ ん し ゅ う 0
practice; practising
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ねる : 26 words FIND ALL
ね る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2. to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
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ねる (read as ねり) : 6 words FIND ALL
noun
muddy colored lipstick or rouge
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練
レン   ねる to polish up, knead, train   
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東
トウ   ひがし east   
糸
シ   いと thread   
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