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煉 means 'refine metal'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 2684   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-7    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 36 words   Used in 19 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
On
   レン
Additional readings
Kun    ねる refine metals, kneading over fire
Variants
炼 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  火 fire  柬 choose  
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Most useful words by reading
煉 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 煉 is used 31 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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レン : 18 words FIND ALL
れ ん ご く 0
purgatory
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ねる : 12 words FIND ALL
ね る 1
Most common form: ねる
Rarely-used kanji form
'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) : 1 word FIND ALL
Most common form: 煉り香
noun
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony  (see also: 香道)
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An additional レン less common words include 煉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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煉
レン    refine metal   
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柬
カン    choose   
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丷
eight
束
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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