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励

encourage
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingレイ
Kun readingはげ.む、はげ.ます
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to work hard
  2. to try hard
  3. to strive
  4. to endeavour
  5. to endeavor

Popular Usage

激励

Radicals and components

Radical力powerComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Wimbledon · cliff (厂) · ten thousand · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 931

Compound words

激励げきれい
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
奨励しょうれい
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
励みはげみ
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
励むはげむ
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor
励ますはげます
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
励ましはげまし
encouragement; cheering on

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

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