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励

encourage
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingレイ
Kun readingはげ.む、はげ.ます
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to work hard
  2. to try hard
  3. to strive
  4. to endeavour
  5. to endeavor

Popular Usage

激励

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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Wimbledon · cliff (厂) · ten thousand · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 931

Compound words

励ますはげます
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
激励げきれい
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
奨励しょうれい
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
励みはげみ
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
励むはげむ
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor
励ましはげまし
encouragement; cheering on
精励せいれい
diligence
督励とくれい
encouragement
勉励べんれい
diligence
励起れいき
(electrical) excitation
奨励金しょうれいきん
subsidy
鼓舞激励こぶげきれい
encouragement
刻苦勉励こっくべんれい
being arduous
叱咤激励しったげきれい
giving a loud pep talk
精励恪勤せいれいかっきん
assiduousness
努力奮励どりょくふんれい
making strenuous efforts
奮励努力ふんれいどりょく
making strenuous efforts
励声叱咤れいせいしった
cries of encouragement
励声𠮟咤れいせいしった
cries of encouragement
𠮟咤激励しったげきれい
giving a loud pep talk
𠮟咜激励しったげきれい
giving a loud pep talk
奨励するしょうれいする
to encourage

Additional Examples

彼は勉強に励んでいる。
He is diligent in his study.tatoeba
彼は大学時代の教授に励まされた。
He was encouraged by a professor from his college days.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 励

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