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促

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • stimulate
  • urge
  • press
  • demand
  • incite

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ソク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • うなが.す
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1466
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 促進そくしんNoun
    promotion, acceleration, encouragement
  • 促すうながすGodan verb
    to urge, to encourage, to press
  • 促成そくせいNoun
    promotion of growth
  • 催促さいそくNoun
    pressing, urging, demanding
  • 督促とくそくNoun
    urge, demand, importunity
  • 販促はんそくNoun
    sales promotion
  • 促迫そくはくNoun
    growing urgent, becoming distressful
  • 促音そくおんNoun
    geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)

Practice in Kanjiru

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