奨 — kanji meaning “exhort”
奨
exhort, urge, encourage
- Meanings
- exhort, urge, encourage
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)、ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi
- すす.める
- Name readings
- まさし
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1445 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 37
- Chinese reading
- jiǎng
Words with 奨
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奨励 | しょうれい shourei | encouragement; promotion; inducement |
| 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 |
| 報奨 | ほうしょう houshou | bonus; bounty; reward |
| 奨学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | scholarship student |
| 報奨金 | ほうしょうきん houshoukin | cash bonus; reward; bounty |
| 推奨環境 | すいしょうかんきょう suishoukankyou | system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package) |
| 奨励金 | しょうれいきん shoureikin | subsidy; incentive; bounty |
| 褒奨 | ほうしょう houshou | compensation |
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