促

urge; stimulate; press; demand; incite

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 998.

Readings

• ソク (on reading): 促進 (そくしん) promotion; 販促 (はんそく) sales promotion
• うながす (kun reading): 促す (うながす) to urge; 注意を促す (ちゅういをうながす) to call a person's attention (to)

Components

• 亻
• 足
• ⺅ radical person, left-side form of 人
• 口 radical mouth
• 止 radical stop
• 足 radical foot

Words using 促

• 促進 (そくしん) promotion
• 販促 (はんそく) sales promotion
• 催促 (さいそく) pressing
• 販売促進 (はんばいそくしん) sales promotion
• 督促 (とくそく) urge
• 促す (うながす) to urge
• 注意を促す (ちゅういをうながす) to call a person's attention (to)
• 猛省を促す (もうせいをうながす) to urge (someone) to reflect sincerely

35 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists