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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

809 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent

Kunyomi: つの.る

Onyomi: ボ

Composition: 莫 力

募

Radical

Radical: 力

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

⼒

Examples

Examples with audio

募金(ぼきん)   fund-raising

応募者(おうぼしゃ)   applicant

募集する(ぼしゅうする)   recruit, accept applications

応募する(おうぼする)   apply (e.g. position)

公募する(こうぼする)   advertise, make public appeal

募る(つのる)   invite, solicit

Onyomi Examples

募集 (ボシュウ) recruitment, invitation, selection, advertisement, taking applications, raising (funds, donations, etc.), collection, subscription, solicitation, flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

募金 (ボキン) fundraising, collection of contributions, donating, donation, contribution

公募 (コウボ) public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment, public offering (of securities)

急募 (キュウボ) hurried recruitment, urgent recruitment

Kunyomi Examples

募る (つのる) to become stronger, to grow in intensity, to grow violent, to become worse, to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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