Kanji

What does the kanji 奨 mean?

奨 means encouragement; commendation, reward. On'yomi ショウ、ソウ. Kun'yomi すす.める.

Quick facts
On'yomiショウ、ソウ
Kun'yomiすす.める
Strokes13
Main radical大
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi ショウ、ソウKun'yomi すす.める
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

encouragement; commendation, reward

Memory hook

The claw (爪) and the inch (寸) urging the big person (大) on — ENCOURAGE, REWARD.

Main radical

大big 3 strokes

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Common words

  • 奨励しょうれいencouragement, promotion
  • 奨学金しょうがくきんscholarship

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.