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励
Kanji meaning "encourage, be diligent, inspire"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1332
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 3
WaniKani Level 26
RTK
KLC Volume 9
TMW Debut Idol
7 strokes
Meanings
encourage, be diligent, inspire
On'yomi
レイ
Kun'yomi
はげ.む
はげ.ます
Stroke order
(7 strokes)
Composed of
厂
wild goose
万
ten thousand
力
power
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
れい
70 (88%)
はげ
9 (11%)
つとむ
1 (1%)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#17823
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#35647
叱
(
しっ
)
咤
(
た
)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
giving a loud pep talk
#47881
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
excitation
#55615
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
賞
(
しょう
)
encouragement award
#89521
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
strenuous efforts
#101749
精
(
せい
)
励
(
れい
)
diligence
#103598
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
会
(
かい
)
encouragement rally
#108462
励
(
れい
)
行
(
こう
)
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.)
#125522
督
(
とく
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#129813
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Most common words using this kanji
励
(
はげ
)
ます
to encourage
#3692
励
(
はげ
)
む
to work hard
#5484
励
(
はげ
)
まし
encouragement
#14028
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#17823
励
(
はげ
)
み
encouragement
#21949
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#35647
勉
(
べん
)
強
(
きょう
)
に
励
(
はげ
)
む
to work hard at one's lessons
#47317
叱
(
しっ
)
咤
(
た
)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
giving a loud pep talk
#47881
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
excitation
#55615
励
(
つとむ
)
Tsutomu
#87705
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
賞
(
しょう
)
encouragement award
#89521
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
strenuous efforts
#101749
精
(
せい
)
励
(
れい
)
diligence
#103598
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
会
(
かい
)
encouragement rally
#108462
励
(
れい
)
行
(
こう
)
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.)
#125522
声
(
こえ
)
を
励
(
はげ
)
ます
to raise one's voice
#125772
督
(
とく
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#129813
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
状
(
じょう
)
態
(
たい
)
excited state
#134622
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
努
(
ど
)
力
(
りょく
)
making strenuous efforts
#142056
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
金
(
きん
)
subsidy
#144282
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