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勧

Kanji 勧: meaning "recommend, advise", readings, stroke order

The kanji 勧 means "recommend, advise". On'yomi: カン; kun'yomi: すすめる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
recommend, advise
On'yomi
カン
Kun'yomi
すすめる
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
勸 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 勧

  • 勧める すすめる — to urge (someone) to do (something), to recommend
  • 勧告 かんこく — advice, counsel
  • 勧誘 かんゆう — invitation, canvassing, inducement

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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