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練 = 東 + 糸
練 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “practice”. It is built from 東 (east) and 糸 (thread). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1443.
- Keyword
- practice
- RTK frame
- 1443
- Strokes
- 14
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- レン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ね.る, ね.り
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- практика
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 練 practice
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 練 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “east” + “thread”. 練 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 練 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.