Kanji 奨: exhort, urge, encourage

Key takeaways

Kanji 奨: exhort, urge, encourage. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

奨

Meaning

exhorturgeencourage

On reading

ショウソウ

Kun reading

すす.める

Radical

大

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 奨

exhort, urge, encourage

Kanji structure breakdown

奨

Structure breakdown

将 + 大

Mnemonic story

Imagine a general (将) using a big (大) voice to encourage his troops. It depicts a commander exhorting and urging his soldiers forward to promote their morale.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ショウ

奨励しょうれい
encouragement / promotion
奨学金しょうがくきん
scholarship / financial aid for students

Commonly used words

奨励
しょうれい
encouragement / promotion
奨学金
しょうがくきん
scholarship / financial aid for students

Example sentences

Example 1

先生は学生に勉強を奨励した。

Translation

The teacher encouraged the students to study.

Example 2

会社は新しい技術の奨励を始めた。

Translation

The company started promoting new technology.

Example 3

大学で奨学金をもらいました。

Translation

I received a scholarship at university.

Example 4

奨学金のおかげで勉強できる。

Translation

Thanks to the scholarship, I can study.

Kanji 奨: exhort, urge, encourage

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

奨励 (しょうれい): meaning and examples

奨学金 (しょうがくきん): meaning and examples