Kanji 促: stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Key takeaways

Kanji 促: stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

促

Meaning

stimulateurgepressdemandincite

On reading

ソク

Kun reading

うなが.す

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 促

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Kanji structure breakdown

促

Structure breakdown

亻 + 足

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts a person (亻) urging someone to move their feet (足) faster to get somewhere quickly. It represents the act of pressing, demanding, or stimulating someone to take action or hurry up.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ソク

促進そくしん
promotion / acceleration / encouragement
催促さいそく
request / urge / press for action

Kun reading

うなが.す

促すうながす
to urge / to prompt / to encourage

Commonly used words

促進
そくしん
promotion / acceleration / encouragement
催促
さいそく
request / urge / press for action
促す
うながす
to urge / to prompt / to encourage

Example sentences

Example 1

先生は学生にもっと勉強するよう促した。

Translation

The teacher urged the students to study more.

Example 2

政府は人々に節約を促している。

Translation

The government is encouraging people to save resources.

Example 3

政府は経済の促進を目指す。

Translation

The government aims to promote the economy.

Example 4

運動は健康促進に役立つ。

Translation

Exercise helps with health promotion.

Kanji 促: stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

促す (うながす): meaning and examples

促進 (そくしん): meaning and examples

催促 (さいそく): meaning and examples