# 練 practice

糸 (string) + 東 (east)
★★★☆☆
14 strokes
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## Onyomi

REN |

## Mnemonic

| MC REN practices knitting string from Compton all the way to the east coast.

## Jukugo

練習(れんしゅう) する | practice ★★★★☆ 練 (practice) + 習 (learn) = 練習 (practice) practice , as in guitar, tennis, or jerking off
訓練(くんれん) | training ★★☆☆☆ 訓 (kunyomi) + 練 (practice) = 訓練 (training) training - more serious than 練習； more like for the army or kung fu
洗練された(せんれんされた) | sophisticated ★☆☆☆☆ 洗 (wash) + 練 (practice) = 洗練された (sophisticated) senrensareta - literally 'polished.' Like the 'after' version of Eliza Doolittle - rich but also well-mannered. Not like Paris Hilton. I guess 'cosmopolitan sophisticate' is the best English equivalent. Also applies to hi-class things that have been made in a very skillful way.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
続 | continue | SELL | 売
練 | practice | EAST | 東

Continue to SELL drugs. Go EAST to practice Kung Fu.

## Synonyms

classy or sophisticated 上品 洗練された 優雅な
training 練習 訓練 研修