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促 — urge; stimulate

促 means “urge; stimulate”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ソク (soku). Kun'yomi: うなが(す) (unagasu). You'll see it in words such as 促す (unagasu, “to urge; to encourage”).

促
Stroke order of 促
Meaning
urge; stimulate
On'yomi
ソク (soku)
Kun'yomi
うなが(す) (unagasu)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N1 · set Doing & acting 2

How to remember 促

Sounds like 足: both read ソク.

Parts: 亻 person · 足 foot

Words with 促

WordReadingMeaning
促すうながす unagasu kunto urge; to encourage

Don't confuse it with

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