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薦 — 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
準2High school level ／ 16 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
センせん · sen
Kun
すす.めるsusu.meru
Meaning
recommend

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

艹 "plant" with 廌: to lay out grass and offer — to recommend.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセンせんsen推薦すいせん自薦じせん
Kunすすめるsusumeru薦めるすすめる

Compare: 進める・勧める

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 推薦すいせん

    recommendation

  • 自薦じせん

    self-recommendation

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)の推薦(すいせん)で参加(さんか)できた。

I could take part on my teacher's recommendation.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading センAll maps

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