If the dough isn't kneaded enough, it won't turn out fluffy.
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.
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.
The festival procession is held every autumn.
Kneading it a bit more will make the dough smoother.
Honorific form specifically for the festival procession sense; 練り alone can also refer to the same but お練り is more common in that context.
お練り is the customary, slightly more formal term specifically for the shrine-parade sense, while 練り alone is more general and also covers kneading or paste.
parade; march; walk in procession
paste products; fish paste; sweets made from paste · parade float; procession float
parading of portable shrines and floats at Shinto festivals
stiff consistency; thick paste
rammed earth; pisé · pottery paste; clay body
dough; batter
glossy silk thread
muddy-colored lipstick; muddy rouge
electuary; medicinal paste
Standard kanji spelling for kneading, paste, and festival parading senses.
Rarely used kanji form.
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).
paste bird feed · paste fishing bait
dare; test of courage · Russian roulette-style game
seasoned sea urchin paste