JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3

Meaning

Kanji 促

stimulate

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Stroke Order
Kontrol animasi urutan goresan

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
うなが.す
Onyomi 音読み
ソク
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#998
Strokes
9
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
Similar Kanji
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Related vocabulary

Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 34 entries that include this kanji.

促進

そくしん

promotion

促す

うながす

to stimulate (e.g. growth)

促成

そくせい

promotion of growth

促音

そくおん

geminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)

促音便

そくおんびん

nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i')

促進剤

そくしんざい

accelerant

促進率

そくしんりつ

acceleration ratio

促成栽培

そくせいさいばい

forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.)

促迫

そくはく

growing urgent

催促

さいそく

pressing

督促

とくそく

urge

あく促

あくさく

busily

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼に返事をした。

I urged him to reply.

注意をす必要がある。

It is necessary to call for attention.

成長をすホルモンです。

It is a hormone that stimulates growth.

早期解決をした。

They pressed for an early settlement.

睡眠をす薬を飲んだ。

I took medicine to induce sleep.