練習

れんしゅう (する) · renshuu (suru) · JLPT N5 · noun

practice

🥋 練習 = refine (練) + learn by repetition (習)

練 means to knead or polish, as in refining silk; 習 means to learn through repeating. Together: polish a skill by doing it again and again. Sound hook: renshuu is like wrench-shoe, and you run through your drills until it fits.

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