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Kanji 募: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 募: recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent

Key takeaways

Kanji 募: recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

recruitcampaigngather (contributions)enlistgrow violent

On reading

Kun reading

つの.る

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 募

recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

莫 + 力

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

It represents using power or effort (力) to seek out and gather people or funds that are not yet present (莫). This kanji is used for recruiting or fundraising, as seen in words like recruitment or collection.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 応募おうぼ

    application / entry / subscription

  • 公募こうぼ

    public recruitment / open call

  • 募金ぼきん

    fund-raising / collection of money

  • 募集ぼしゅう

    recruiting / taking applications

Kun reading

つの.る
  • 募るつのる

    to solicit / to recruit / to invite participation

Commonly used words

  • 応募
    おうぼ

    application / entry / subscription

  • 公募
    こうぼ

    public recruitment / open call

  • 募金
    ぼきん

    fund-raising / collection of money

  • 募集
    ぼしゅう

    recruiting / taking applications

  • 募る
    つのる

    to solicit / to recruit / to invite participation

Example sentences

Example 1

この大会に応しました。

Translation

I applied for this competition.

Example 2

商品の応は来週までです。

Translation

Applications for the product are accepted until next week.

Example 3

会社は新しい社員を公しています。

Translation

The company is publicly recruiting new employees.

Example 4

で作品を集しました。

Translation

We accepted works through a public call.

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