noun, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to the process of kneading dough, clay, etc., or tempering metal. Also used as a suffix in compounds like 粘土練り (clay kneading).
パンを作るには、しっかり練りが大切だ。
Thorough kneading is important for making bread.
この粘土は練りが足りない。
This clay hasn't been kneaded enough.
noun-modifying (irregular), noun
paste; pasty mixture
Used for pastes like bean paste, mustard paste, or other thick, kneaded mixtures. Often appears in compound names like 練り辛子 (mustard paste).
この練りわさびは辛さがちょうどいい。
This wasabi paste has just the right amount of heat.
練り製品は冷蔵庫で保存してください。
Please store paste products in the refrigerator.
noun
parading of portable shrines; festival procession
Shinto term, originally written as 邌り. Usually appears as お練り, referring to the ceremonial parading of mikoshi or floats during festivals.
See also: 練り歩く (ねりあるく) · お練り (おねり)
祭りでは、お練りが町中を練り歩く。
During the festival, the portable shrine procession parades through the town.
お練りの行列が神社を出発した。
The procession of portable shrines departed from the shrine.
Rarely used kanji form.
Derived from the continuative form of the verb 練る (neru, 'to knead'). The festival sense is a specialized Shinto usage, originally written with a different kanji (邌り).