Japanese symbol for “spurring”
激励
げきれい
Romaji: gekirei
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
In Japanese, spurring is 激励, read げきれい (gekirei).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n, vs encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus; stimulation; irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 激しい | はげしい hageshii | violent; furious; tempestuous |
| 感激 | かんげき kangeki | deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
| 過激 | かげき kageki | extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language) |
| 奨励 | しょうれい shourei | encouragement; promotion; inducement |
| 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.