Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1445 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: exhort, urge, encourage

Kunyomi: すす.める

Onyomi: ショウ ソウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: だい

Meaning: big, very

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

学金(しょうがくきん)   scholarship

学生(しょうがくせい)   scholarship student

金(ほうしょうきん)   cash bonus, reward

励する(しょうれいする)   encourage, promote

Onyomi Examples

ショウガク encouragement to study

学金 ショウガクキン scholarship, stipend, bursary, student loan

カンショウ encouragement, stimulation

スイショウ recommendation, endorsement

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.)