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奨 kanji: meaning “exhort”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N113 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
exhort
On'yomi
ショウ、ソウ
Kun'yomi
すす・める

Picture story to remember 奨

The leader raises a large (大) megaphone to exhort everyone to go the extra measure (寸).

Parts in this story:大, 寸

How to write 奨: stroke order

奨 is written with 13 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 奨

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Kanji that share parts with 奨.