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促
JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

促 (stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite)

  • JLPT N1
  • 9 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 人
  • #998 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ソク
Kun'yomi 訓読み
うなが.す

Example words & Vocabulary

促進そくしん
promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
促すうながす
to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken, to incite, to invite (attention to)
催促さいそく
request,demand,claim,urge (action),press for
督促とくそく
reminder; urging
促成そくせい
promotion of growth

Example sentences 3

相互そうご理解りかいは平和へいわを促進そくしんする。

Mutual understanding promotes peace.

彼かれの仕事しごとは販売はんばいの促進そくしんです。

His job is to promote sales.

市役所しやくしょから税金ぜいきんを督促とくそくされた

I was reminded to pay tax by the city office.

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