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励
Kanji meaning "encourage, be diligent, inspire"
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
Reading usage
れい
70 (88%)
はげ
9 (11%)
つとむ
1 (1%)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#17646
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#35504
叱
(
しっ
)
咤
(
た
)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
giving a loud pep talk
#49098
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
excitation
#54782
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
賞
(
しょう
)
encouragement award
#88030
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
strenuous efforts
#100658
精
(
せい
)
励
(
れい
)
diligence
#101471
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
会
(
かい
)
encouragement rally
#109579
励
(
れい
)
行
(
こう
)
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.)
#122912
督
(
とく
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#130246
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Most common words using this kanji
励
(
はげ
)
ます
to encourage
#3755
励
(
はげ
)
む
to work hard
#5548
励
(
はげ
)
まし
encouragement
#14028
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#17646
励
(
はげ
)
み
encouragement
#21192
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#35504
勉
(
べん
)
強
(
きょう
)
に
励
(
はげ
)
む
to work hard at one's lessons
#47928
叱
(
しっ
)
咤
(
た
)
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
giving a loud pep talk
#49098
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
excitation
#54782
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
賞
(
しょう
)
encouragement award
#88030
励
(
つとむ
)
Tsutomu
#88808
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
strenuous efforts
#100658
精
(
せい
)
励
(
れい
)
diligence
#101471
激
(
げき
)
励
(
れい
)
会
(
かい
)
encouragement rally
#109579
励
(
れい
)
行
(
こう
)
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.)
#122912
督
(
とく
)
励
(
れい
)
encouragement
#130246
声
(
こえ
)
を
励
(
はげ
)
ます
to raise one's voice
#130531
励
(
れい
)
起
(
き
)
状
(
じょう
)
態
(
たい
)
excited state
#130988
奮
(
ふん
)
励
(
れい
)
努
(
ど
)
力
(
りょく
)
making strenuous efforts
#138414
奨
(
しょう
)
励
(
れい
)
金
(
きん
)
subsidy
#143303
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