Kanaate #35 answers (October 26, 2026)
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4-kana answer: たんれん
Meaning
Repeated practice and effort to build strength or skill. It can refer to training the body, mind, or a craft.
Example sentences
毎日の鍛錬を続けて、走る力が少しずつつきました。
Mainichi no tanren o tsuzukete, hashiru chikara ga sukoshi zutsu tsukimashita.
By keeping up my daily training, I gradually became a stronger runner.
職人は長い鍛錬を重ねて、細かな技を身につけました。
Shokunin wa nagai tanren o kasanete, komakana waza o mi ni tsukemashita.
The craftsperson developed fine skills through years of training.
Note
鍛錬 often suggests sustained effort to improve oneself. The phrase 鍛錬を積む means to build skill through continued training.
Related words
- 練習
- 修行
- 努力
About the shape of this word
- 4 hiragana.
- The kana "ん" appear more than once. Repeated kana are colored once for each time they appear in the answer.
- No dakuten, handakuten or small kana: every letter is a plain kana.
5-kana answer: きょじゃく
Meaning
Kyojaku describes a person who is physically weak or frail.
Example sentences
昔の物語には、虚弱な王子が登場します。
Mukashi no monogatari ni wa, kyojaku na ōji ga tōjō shimasu.
A frail prince appears in an old story.
子どものころ虚弱だった母は、今では元気です。
Kodomo no koro kyojaku datta haha wa, ima dewa genki desu.
My mother, who was frail as a child, is well now.
Note
Kyojaku is a somewhat formal word for physical weakness. In everyday conversation, karada ga yowai, meaning physically weak, sounds more conversational.
Related words
- 体力
- 丈夫
- 虚弱体質
About the shape of this word
- 5 hiragana.
- No kana is repeated.
- It contains kana with a dakuten (voicing mark): じ. Use the ゛ key to type them.
- It contains small kana: ょ, ゃ. Use the 小 (small) key to type them.
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