精せい練れん

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

scouring; degumming

Technical term for removing sericin from raw silk or similar purification processes in textiles.

• 生き糸いとを精せい練れんして絹きぬの光こう沢たくを出だす。

  They scour raw silk to bring out its luster.

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

training; drilling; tempering

Used for rigorous training or tempering of skills, body, or character; less common than 鍛錬 or 訓練 in everyday contexts.

• 武ぶ道どうの精せい練れんを積つむ。

  They undergo rigorous training in martial arts.

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

refining; smelting

Incorrect kanji usage for 精錬 or 製錬; the intended meaning is metal refining or smelting. This form is considered a mistake.

See also: 精錬

• 「精せい練れん」は金きん属ぞく精せい錬れんの意い味みでは誤ご字じで、正ただしくは「精せい錬れん」と書かく。

  For metal refining, 精練 is a misspelling; the correct form is 精錬.