exhort, urge, encourage
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
- ソウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- すす.める
About this kanji
The kanji 奨 (しょう) primarily means to encourage or urge someone to do something. It is often used as a noun related to encouragement or recommendations. For example, 奨励 (しょうれい) means encouragement, while 勧奨 (かんしょう) refers to the act of recommending or urging someone to pursue something. You’ll also find 推奨 (すいしょう), which means a recommendation, and 選奨 (せんしょう), indicating a selected recommendation. Another common term is 奨学 (しょうがく), which refers to encouragement to study, often linked to scholarships or educational support. It's interesting to note that this kanji emphasizes an initiative to promote positive actions or decisions.
Example sentences
彼の奨励が励みになった。
His encouragement became a motivation.
Meanings across languages
- English
- exhort, urge, encourage
- Tiếng Việt
- khuyến khích, thúc giục, động viên
- 日本語
- 奨励する, 促す, 励ます
- 한국어
- 격려하다, 강요하다, 촉구하다
- 中文
- 勉励, 催促, 鼓励
- id
- mendorong
- th
- กระตุ้น
- es
- exhortar
- fr
- exhorter
- de
- auffordern
- pt
- exortar
Common compounds
- 奨励しょうれいencouragement, promotion, inducement
- 勧奨かんしょうencouragement, stimulation
- 推奨すいしょうrecommendation, endorsement
- 選奨せんしょうrecommendation
- 奨学しょうがくencouragement to study
- 奨学金しょうがくきんscholarship, stipend, bursary
- 報奨金ほうしょうきんcash bonus, reward, bounty
- 推奨環境すいしょうかんきょうsystem requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)
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