Illustration: In a Japanese florist’s workroom, an experienced arranger makes one final adjustment to a graceful arrangement of three stems in a shallow vessel. Beside it stands their earlier attempt, crowded with crossing branches and too many competing blossoms.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

洗せん練れん

senren

refinement, polish

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれの話はなし方かたはたいへん洗練せんれんされている。

    His speech is very refined.

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  2. 彼女かのじょは本当ほんとうに洗練せんれんされた女性じょせいだよ。

    She is a very refined lady.

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  3. ああいう洗練せんれんされた人々ひとびとの中なかで、自分じぶんはまったく場違ばちがいな気きがした。

    I felt utterly out of place among those sophisticated people.

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Kanji in 洗練

  • 洗wash; inquire intoOnセンKunあらう
  • 練practice; glossOnレンKunねる・ねり

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