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促

stimulate
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingソク
Kun readingうなが.す
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to urge
  2. to encourage
  3. to press
  4. to prompt
  5. to draw (attention to)

Popular Usage

催促促す

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

person (人) · leg · mouth (口) · mending · mend

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1373

Compound words

催促さいそく
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
促すうながす
to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)
促進そくしん
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
促成そくせい
promotion of growth
督促とくそく
urge; demand; importunity
販促はんそく
sales promotion

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 促

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