# 奨 — urge on; exhort

奨 means “urge on; exhort”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: urge on; exhort
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Doing & acting 2

## How to remember 奨

Sounds like 将: both read ショウ.

Parts: 将 commander · 大 big

## Don't confuse it with

[将](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/commander/)

## More in the “Doing & acting 2” set

[促](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urge/) · [控](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-back/) · [隠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hide/) · [索](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/look-up/) · [励](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encourage/) · [耐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/endure/) · [克](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/overcome/) · [遂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/carry-through/) · [奨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urge-on/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urge-on/. Last updated 2026-11-01.