練る

ねる

Also written 煉る, 錬る, 邌る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2. to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to elaborate; to work out
3. to train; to drill; to exercise
4. to gloss (silk); to soften; to degum
5. to tan (leather)
6. to temper (steel)
7. Godan verb, Intransitive to walk in procession; to parade; to march

Kanji

• 練 practice. Read as ねる.

Example sentences

• タイムをとって作戦を練ろう。
  Let's take time out to elaborate a strategy.
• 少しプランをねれば我が社はトップになれると思いますよ。
  With a little planning, I think we can take our company to the top.
• 彼はいつも慎重に計画を練ってから、それを実行に移す。
  He always plans a thing out carefully before he does it.
• これはかなり良く練られた計画だったね。
  This was quite a well thought-out plan.
• よく計画を練れば、あなたは不必要なことに取られる時間を少なくでき、仕事をより速く終わらせることができます。
  If you plan well, you can spend less time doing unnecessary things and get the work done faster.

Common phrases

• 計画を練る
• 構想を練る
• 対策を練る
• 作戦を練る
• 戦略を練る
• 策を練る (さくをねる) to plan one's next moves
• 小麦粉を練る
• アイデアを練る
• 水で練る
• プランを練る
• 粉を練る
• 練りに練る

Words containing 練る

• 練り歩く (ねりあるく) to parade
• 練り直す (ねりなおす) to knead again
• 練り込む (ねりこむ) to knead into

And 23 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N1
• Core 5000
• Spoken
• Written

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