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励
JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

励 — encourage, be diligent, inspire

  • JLPT N1
  • 7 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 力
  • #1254 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
レイ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
はげ.むはげ.ます

Example words & Vocabulary

奨励しょうれい
encouragement, promotion, message, address
激励げきれい
encouragement
励ますはげます
to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)
励むはげむ
to be zealous, to brace oneself, to endeavour, to strive, to make an effort

Example sentences 3

国産奨励会総裁。

He then became president of the Kokusan Shorei Kai (Currently, Japan Industrial Association).

知事ちじが 激励げきれいに 訪おとずれた

The governor visited to give encouragement.

古画の模写の仕事に励む。

He devoted himself to the work of reproducing ancient paintings.