JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 奨: "exhort, urge, encourage"
The kanji 奨 means "exhort, urge, encourage". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショウ, ソウ 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)
ショウソウ
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 | exhort, urge, encourage |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1445 of 2,501 |
Common words with 奨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 推奨recommendation; endorsement
- 奨励encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement
- 奨学金scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid · student loan
- 報奨金cash bonus; reward; bounty
- 報奨bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
- 奨学生scholarship student
- 奨励金subsidy; incentive; bounty
- 奨学金制度scholarship system
- 奨励賞encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
- 奨学encouragement to study
- 勧奨encouragement; stimulation
- 選奨recommendation
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