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JLPT N113画 · 13 strokesradical 力freq #1068

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage

Also: offer

On'yomi (音読み)

  • カン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • すす.める

Mnemonic

With all his strength (力), he encouraged the shy student to speak up, using his persuasive words as a passionate recommendation.

About this kanji

The kanji 勧, pronounced "kan" in on'yomi and "susumeru" in kun'yomi, means to persuade or recommend. It is commonly used as a verb when advising or encouraging someone. You might encounter it in various compounds, such as 勧告 (かんこく), which means 'advice'; 勧め (すすめ), meaning 'recommendation'; and 勧誘 (かんゆう), meaning 'invitation'. When you want to suggest something to someone, you would use the verb 勧める (すすめる). A usage note is that 勧 is often associated with positive encouragement, implying a sense of support in the recommendation.

Example sentences

  • 友人が私に勧めた。

    My friend recommended it to me.

Meanings across languages

English
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
Tiếng Việt
thuyết phục, giới thiệu, khuyên, cổ vũ, đề nghị
日本語
かん, すいせんな, すすめる
한국어
권하다, 권장하다, 제안하다, 응원하다, 제공하다
中文
劝说, 推荐, 建议, 鼓励, 提供
id
membujuk
th
ชักชวน
es
persuadir
fr
persuader
de
überzeugen
pt
persuadir

Common compounds

  • 勧告かんこくadvice, counsel, remonstrance
  • 勧めすすめrecommendation, advice, suggestion
  • 勧奨かんしょうencouragement, stimulation
  • 勧誘かんゆうinvitation, solicitation, canvassing
  • 勧めるすすめるto recommend (someone to do), to advise, to encourage
  • 勧業かんぎょう(encouragement of) industry
  • 勧進帳かんじんちょうtemple solicitation book
  • 勧進かんじんtemple solicitation

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