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Kotomora

奨

exhort, urge, encourage

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ
  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • すす.める

Nanori

  • まさし

Meaning

奨 centers on pushing someone forward with words or spirit: exhorting, urging, or encouraging action.

Most common words using 奨

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  • 推奨すいしょう

    recommendation; endorsement

  • 奨学しょうがく

    encouragement to study

  • 奨励しょうれい
    N1

    encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

  • 報奨ほうしょう

    bonus; bounty; reward; compensation

  • 奨学生しょうがくせい

    scholarship student

  • 勧奨かんしょう

    encouragement; stimulation

  • 選奨せんしょう

    recommendation

  • 奨学金しょうがくきん
    N3

    scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid

  • 報奨金ほうしょうきん

    cash bonus; reward; bounty

  • 推奨環境すいしょうかんきょう

    system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)

  • 勧奨退職かんしょうたいしょく

    retirement at the suggestion of one's employer

  • 奨励賞しょうれいしょう

    encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention

  • 奨励金しょうれいきん

    subsidy; incentive; bounty

  • 奨学資金しょうがくしきん

    scholarship fund

  • 奨学金制度しょうがくきんせいど

    scholarship system

  • 奨金しょうきん

    subsidy; incentive; bounty

  • 推奨事項すいしょうじこう

    recommendations

  • 推奨動作環境すいしょうどうさかんきょう

    recommended system requirements (software)

  • 推奨文献目録すいしょうぶんけんもくろく

    selected bibliography

  • 推奨栄養所要量すいしょうえいようしょようりょう

    recommended dietary allowance; RDA

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Etymology

奨 is the modern simplified form of 奬. The older form combines 將 (general/leader) with 大 (big), suggesting a big push or encouragement from a leader. The modern 将 component is a simplification of 將.

Meaning mnemonic

A general (将) stands tall over a big (大) crowd, urging them forward with a strong voice. 奨 is to exhort and encourage.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a general giving a show of encouragement: show -> ショウ, and the big crowd is urged into action.