The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1068 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer

Kunyomi: すす.める

Onyomi: カンケン

Composition: 力

勧

Radical

Radical: 力

Reading: ちから

Meaning: power, force

Strokes: 2

力

Examples

Examples with audio

勧告する（かんこくする） advise

勧誘する（かんゆうする） solicit, recruit

勧める（すすめる） recommend

Onyomi Examples

勧奨（カンショウ） encouragement, stimulation

勧告（カンコク） advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

Kunyomi Examples

勧める（すすめる） to recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage, to urge, to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.), to suggest, to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)