募
recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent
Readings
On'yomi
- ボ
Kun'yomi
- つの.る
Meaning
募 centers on actively gathering people or resources: recruiting, campaigning, enlisting, or collecting contributions. The sense of growing violent is a separate, less common application where intensity builds up.
Most common words using 募
20 of 46- 募集ぼしゅうN3
recruitment; invitation; selection; advertisement; taking applications
- 応募おうぼN2
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
- 募るつのるN1
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to become worse
- 募金ぼきんN1
fundraising; collection of contributions
- 公募こうぼN1
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
- 急募きゅうぼ
hurried recruitment; urgent recruitment
- 徴募ちょうぼ
enlistment; recruitment
- 大募集だいぼしゅう
mass recruitment
- 応募者おうぼしゃ
applicant
- 街頭募金がいとうぼきん
streetside fundraising
- 共同募金きょうどうぼきん
community chest
- 募債ぼさい
raising of a loan; loan floatation
- ゆる募ゆるぼ
non-urgent recruitment
- 中央共同募金会ちゅうおうきょうどうぼきんかい
Central Community Chest of Japan
- 仕事に応募するしごとにおうぼする
to apply for a job; to apply for work
- 保険募集人ほけんぼしゅうにん
insurance agent
- 公募債こうぼさい
public issue
- 公募割れこうぼわれ
trade below the public offering price during a float
- 公募株こうぼかぶ
publicly subscribed shares or stock
- 冷え募るひえつのる
to get colder; to get chilled
Study
Etymology
募 combines 莫 (likely a phonetic component) with 力 (strength, effort), suggesting the effort of gathering or recruiting.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part 莫 looks like a big net spread over a field, and the bottom 力 is strength. Imagine using strength to cast a wide net to recruit people or gather contributions.
Reading mnemonic
For ボ, picture a recruiter holding a big bow (ボ) and using it to gather a crowd. The bow's shape echoes the 力 at the bottom, and the sound ボ helps you remember the reading.