JLPT N1 Advanced
練る
To knead a substance or carefully refine a plan, idea, or skill.
Readings
Other forms
練ります polite form
練った past form
練って te-form
練れる potential form
煉る rare kanji
錬る rare kanji
1 Verb (transitive)
To Knead / Thicken
Describes the physical action of pressing, folding, or stirring a malleable substance to improve its consistency.
Example
パン を 作る ため に 、 生地 を よく 練って ください 。
To make bread, please knead the dough well.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To Refine / Polish (an idea or plan)
Refers to the intellectual labor of revising a plan, strategy, or text to ensure it is robust and well-thought-out.
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3 Verb (transitive)
To Hone / Train
Describes the dedicated polishing of a martial art, artistic technique, or one’s mental fortitude.
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4 Verb (intransitive)
To Parade / March
Describes the slow, deliberate movement of a line of people or a float moving through a street.
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