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奨

Kanji 奨: meaning "Exhort, Urge, Encourage", readings, stroke order

The kanji 奨 means "Exhort, Urge, Encourage". On'yomi: ショウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Exhort, Urge, Encourage
On'yomi
ショウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
奬 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 奨

  • 奨学金 しょうがくきん — scholarship
  • 奨励 しょうれい — encouragement, promotion

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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