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励 (encourage, be diligent, inspire)

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 力
  • #1254 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
レイ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
はげ.むはげ.ます

Example words & Vocabulary

奨励しょうれい
encouragement, promotion
激励げきれい
encouragement
励ますはげます
to encourage, to cheer, to inspire
励むはげむ
to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort

Example sentences 3

知事ちじが激励げきれいに訪おとずれた

The governor visited to give encouragement.

父ちちが息子むすこを励はげましたの。

The father encouraged his son.

彼かれは勉強べんきょうに励はげんでいる。

He is diligent in his study.

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