練る (ねる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

練る (ねる) means to knead / to polish / to work over.

See example sentences below.

練る at a glance

練る

ねるneru

N1verb

to knead / to polish / to work over

練るねるneruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to knead / to polish / to work over

Example 1

パンの生地を練る。

Translation

Knead the bread dough.

Example 2

計画を練ってから話そう。

Translation

Let's discuss after carefully working over the plan.