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勧 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「力」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「力」
On
カン・ケンかん・けん · kan · ken
Kun
すす.めるsusu.meru
Meaning
recommend; encourage

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

力 "strength" with a sound element: to urge someone on — to recommend.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onカンかんkan勧誘かんゆう勧奨かんしょう勧告かんこく
Kunすすめるsusumeru勧めるすすめる勧めすすめ

Compare: 進める・薦める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 勧誘かんゆう

    invitation; solicitation

  • 勧告かんこく

    advice; recommendation

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)が読書(どくしょ)を勧(すす)めてくれた。

My teacher recommended reading to me.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

勧告勧誘勧告to tel…誘invite劣inferi…力power功achiev…加to add劬to toi…甘sweet汗sweat肩should…剣sword軒eaves
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 力Map of reading カンAll maps

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