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Kanji 励: meaning "encourage, strive", readings, stroke order

The kanji 励 means "encourage, strive". On'yomi: レイ; kun'yomi: はげむ、はげます. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
encourage, strive
On'yomi
レイ
Kun'yomi
はげむはげます
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
勵 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 励

  • 激励 げきれい — encouragement
  • 奨励 しょうれい — encouragement, promotion
  • 励ます はげます — to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)
  • 励む はげむ — to be zealous, to make an effort

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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