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募

recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

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

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  • 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

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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.