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演練 (えんれん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

演えん練れん

え

ん

れ

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

drill; practice

Refers to repeated training or rehearsal, often in a structured or military-like context. Can be used as a noun or with する.

消しょう防ぼう士したちは毎まい週しゅう火か曜よう日びに演えん練れんを行おこなう。
The firefighters conduct drills every Tuesday.

明日あした

の

発はっ

表ぴょう

の

ため

に

、

チーム

で

演えん

練れん

し

た

。

We practiced as a team for tomorrow's presentation.

Kanji

演performance, act, play
練practice, gloss, train

Similar words

練れん習しゅう
練習 is the general word for practice or exercise, while 演練 implies a more formal, often group-based drill or rehearsal.
訓くん練れん
訓練 emphasizes systematic training or discipline, often for skill development, whereas 演練 focuses on the act of rehearsing or drilling a specific procedure.

Etymology

Compound of 演 (performance, act) and 練 (practice, train). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of 'drill' or 'rehearsal'.