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錬 = 金 + 東
錬 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tempering”. It is built from 金 (gold) and 東 (east). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2186.
- Keyword
- tempering
- RTK frame
- 2186
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- レン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ね.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- закаливание
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 錬 smelt metals
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 錬 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “east”. 錬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 錬 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.