Japanese symbol for “encouragement”
奨励
しょうれい
Romaji: shourei
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement
In Japanese, encouragement is 奨励, read しょうれい (shourei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “encouragement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 激励 | げきれい gekirei | encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on) |
| 促進 | そくしん sokushin | promotion; acceleration; encouragement |
| 励まし | はげまし hagemashi | encouragement; cheering on |
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion; encouragement |
| 鼓舞 | こぶ kobu | encouragement; inspiration; rousing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 推奨 | すいしょう suishou | recommendation; endorsement |
| 奨学 | しょうがく shougaku | encouragement to study |
| 勧奨 | かんしょう kanshou | encouragement; stimulation |
| 選奨 | せんしょう senshou | recommendation |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん shougakukin | scholarship; stipend; bursary |
| 激励 | げきれい gekirei | encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on) |
| 励ます | はげます hagemasu | to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up |
| 励まし | はげまし hagemashi | encouragement; cheering on |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.