煉丹

れんたん

Also written 練丹

Meanings

1. Noun elixir of life (prepared from cinnabar in ancient China)

Kanji

• 煉 refine metals; kneading over fire. Read as レン.
• 丹 vermilion. Read as タン.

Words containing 煉丹

• 煉丹術 (れんたんじゅつ) art of making elixirs (e.g. in Chinese trad. medicine)

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