励ます (はげます): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

励ます (はげます) means to encourage / to cheer up / to support.

See example sentences below.

励ます at a glance

励ます

はげますhagemasu

N1verb

to encourage / to cheer up / to support

励ますはげますhagemasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to encourage / to cheer up / to support

Example 1

友だちを励ますために電話した。

Translation

I called to encourage my friend.

Example 2

先生は学生を励ましている。

Translation

The teacher is encouraging the students.