励 — kanji meaning “encourage”
励
encourage, be diligent, inspire
- Meanings
- encourage, be diligent, inspire
- On'yomi
- レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi
- はげ.む、はげ.ます
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1254 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- lì — Chinese character page
Words with 励
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奨励 | しょうれい shourei | encouragement; promotion; inducement |
| 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 |
| 励む | はげむ hagemu | to work hard; to try hard; to strive |
| 励み | はげみ hagemi | encouragement; incentive; stimulus |
| 励起 | れいき reiki | excitation |
| 励行 | れいこう reikou | strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.) |
| 精励 | せいれい seirei | diligence; industry; assiduity |
| 励磁 | れいじ reiji | excitation |
| 奮励 | ふんれい funrei | strenuous efforts |
| 勉励 | べんれい benrei | diligence |
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