洗練

せんれん

refinement; polish

What does 洗練 mean?

洗練 is a Japanese noun meaning refinement; polish in English. It is written as 洗練 in kanji, せんれん in hiragana, and senren in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

ああいう洗練された人々の中で、自分はまったく場違いな気がした。

I felt utterly out of place among those sophisticated people.