JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 勧: "persuade, recommend, advise"
The kanji 勧 means "persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カン, ケン in on'yomi and すす.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カンケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すす.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1068 of 2,501 |
Common words with 勧
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 勧めるto recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge · to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
- 勧誘invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing
- お勧めrecommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
- 勧告advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
- 勧めrecommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
- 避難勧告evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
- 勧善懲悪rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
- 酒を勧めるto press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
- 勧誘員canvasser; traveling salesman; travelling salesman; door-to-door solicitor
- 勧請praying for the coming of a deity · ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location
- 勧進帳temple solicitation book
- 勧進temple solicitation
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