しれん
Shiren
Other forms: 試煉、試錬
試練 (Shiren) is a Japanese noun meaning “test, trial, ordeal, tribulation”.
Meanings
- nountest; trial; ordeal; tribulation
Examples
私はこの試練に耐えた。
I bore this trial.
彼は厳しい試練を受けた。
He was subjected to severe trials.
やくざがひろしに試練を課している。
The yakuza were tormenting Hiroshi.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).