練れん成せい

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

training; drilling; strengthening

Used for rigorous practice or conditioning to build skill, strength, or character. Often implies repeated, disciplined effort.

毎まい日にちの練れん成せいがチームを強つよくした。
Daily training made the team stronger.
精

せい

神しん

力りょく

を

練れん

成せい

する

ため

に

座ざ

禅ぜん

を

組く

む

。

I practice zazen to strengthen my mental fortitude.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

alchemical production; use of alchemy

Only when written 錬成

Rare, found in modern fiction for creating gold or other substances through alchemy. Restricted to the kanji 錬成.

その物もの語がたりでは、賢けん者じゃが鉛なまりを金きんに錬れん成せいする。
In that story, the sage uses alchemy to turn lead into gold.

Written forms

練れん成せいUsage25%
Standard kanji spelling for training, drilling, and strengthening.
錬れん成せいUsage75%
Rare variant used specifically for alchemical production in modern fiction.

Kanji

錬tempering, refine, drill
成turn into, become, get
練practice, gloss, train

Similar words

訓くん練れん
訓練 is the common word for training or drill, while 練成 emphasizes the process of forging or tempering through repeated practice.
鍛たん錬れん
鍛錬 also means training or discipline, often with a nuance of forging metal; 練成 is less common and can sound more literary or specialized.

Etymology

The kanji 練 means 'to knead, train, polish', and 成 means 'to become, accomplish'. The variant 錬 (as in 錬金術, alchemy) is used for the alchemical sense. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.