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鍛錬 (たんれん, tanren) Japanese meaning: tempering | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 鍛錬する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 鍛たん 錬れん する 鍛たん 錬れん しない Polite 鍛たん 錬れん します 鍛たん 錬れん しません Past polite 鍛たん 錬れん しました 鍛たん 錬れん しませんでした Past 鍛たん 錬れん した 鍛たん 錬れん しなかった Te-form 鍛たん 錬れん して 鍛たん 錬れん しないで Desire 鍛たん 錬れん したい 鍛たん 錬れん したくない Potential 鍛たん 錬れん できる 鍛たん 錬れん できない Passive 鍛たん 錬れん される 鍛たん 錬れん されない Causative 鍛たん 錬れん させる 鍛たん 錬れん させない Causative passive 鍛たん 錬れん させられる 鍛たん 錬れん させられない Volitional 鍛たん 錬れん しよう Polite volitional 鍛たん 錬れん しましょう Imperative 鍛たん 錬れん しろ 鍛たん 錬れん するな Conditional 鍛たん 錬れん すれば 鍛たん 錬れん しなければ Tara conditional 鍛たん 錬れん したら 鍛たん 錬れん しなかったら
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しょう
は
鋼はがね
を
何なん
度ど
も
鍛たん
錬れん
する
。
The swordsmith tempers the steel repeatedly.
Usage patterns 心しん 身しん を 鍛たん 錬れん する to train both body and mind
Through martial arts, one trains both body and mind.
〈 物もの 〉 を 鍛たん 錬れん する to forge or temper a metal object
The swordsmith forges the blade.
鍛たん 錬れん を 積つ む to accumulate years of training
After years of accumulated training, he became a first-rate craftsman.
鍛たん 錬れん に 励はげ む to devote oneself to training
He gets up early every morning and devotes himself to training.
Kanji 鍛 forge, discipline, train 錬 tempering, refine, drill Related words 訓練 is general training or drilling for a specific skill or procedure, while 鍛錬 implies a tougher process of forging character or ability over time.
修行 is ascetic or spiritual training often tied to a master-student or religious context, whereas 鍛錬 is broader and covers physical, mental, or skill-based self-improvement.
修練 and 鍛錬 both mean rigorous training that builds skill or character, but 修練 leans slightly more toward refining technique while 鍛錬 emphasizes toughening through hardship.
鍛錬 is a more formal, literary synonym for 鍛え, used for both physical forging and rigorous training of character or skill.
鍛錬 emphasizes rigorous training or tempering of body, mind, or character, while 研磨 in its metaphorical sense stresses refining a skill through steady practice.
Don't confuse with 鍛造 refers specifically to the industrial process of forging metal by hammering, while 鍛錬 covers both traditional tempering/forging and, figuratively, personal training.
鍛冶 means the craft or trade of smithing metal, whereas 鍛錬 (sharing the kanji 鍛) means training or disciplined practice, often used metaphorically for mental or physical toughening.
Written forms 鍛たん 錬れん Usage 68%
Standard kanji spelling; used in both literal metalworking and figurative training contexts.
鍛たん 練れん Usage 32%
Variant spelling; 練 emphasizes practice/training, making it more common in figurative senses, but 鍛錬 is the dominant form.
Etymology Compound of 鍛 (forge, temper) and 錬 (refine, train). The literal metalworking sense is the origin, with the figurative sense of training/discipline developing from the idea of strengthening through repeated effort.
