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勧

persuade
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingカン、ケン
Kun readingすす.める
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to recommend (someone to do)
  2. to advise
  3. to encourage
  4. to urge
  5. to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.)

Popular Usage

勧める勧告勧誘

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 928

Compound words

勧めるすすめる
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.)
勧告かんこく
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
勧誘かんゆう
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement
勧めすすめ
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
勧業かんぎょう
(encouragement of) industry
勧奨かんしょう
encouragement; stimulation
勧進かんじん
temple solicitation
勧善懲悪かんぜんちょうあく
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
勧化かんげ
religious-fund soliciting
勧学かんがく
encouragement of learning
勧工かんこう
encouragement of industry
勧降かんこう
call to surrender
勧賞かんしょう
praise and encouragement
勧説かんぜい
urging
勧農かんのう
encouragement of agriculture
お勧めおすすめ
recommendation
勧工場かんこうば
fair
勧告案かんこくあん
recommendation
勧告者かんこくしゃ
adviser
勧告状かんこくじょう
letter of advice
勧進元かんじんもと
backer
勧進帳かんじんちょう
temple solicitation book
勧誘員かんゆういん
canvasser
御勧めおすすめ
recommendation

Additional Examples

彼は早く出発することを勧めた。
He advised an early start.tatoeba
彼は私に弁護士に会うように勧めた。私はすぐにそうした。
He advised me to see a lawyer. This I did at once.tatoeba
彼は厳しい食事制限をするよう勧められている。
He is advised to go on a strict diet.tatoeba
938年には京都で念仏を勧める。
In 938 he recommended Buddhist invocation in Kyoto.wiki
医者によっては、乳幼児の水分補給に勧めることもある。
Some doctors recommend that hojicha is used to hydrate infants.wiki
将軍足利義教は箸尾氏に対し撤兵勧告をした。
Shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA advised the Hashio clan to withdraw their troops.wiki
五段動詞で勧誘を示す場合、お段で伸ばさない。
In order to have godan doshi express inducement, its 'o' dan (o-grade) syllable is not stretched long.wiki
元治元年十月、近藤勇や藤堂平助の勧誘され上洛。
Persuaded by Isami KONDO and Heisuke TODO, he went to the capital (Kyoto) in 1864.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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