励
encourage; be diligent; inspire
7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1254.
Readings
- レイ (on reading): 奨励賞 (しょうれいしょう) encouragement award; 奨励 (しょうれい) encouragement
- はげます (kun reading): 励ます (はげます) to encourage; 励まし (はげまし) encouragement
- はげむ (kun reading): 励む (はげむ) to work hard; 励み (はげみ) encouragement
Components
Words using 励
- 奨励賞 (しょうれいしょう) encouragement award
- 奨励 (しょうれい) encouragement
- 励起 (れいき) excitation
- 激励 (げきれい) encouragement
- 励起状態 (れいきじょうたい) excited state
- 励ます (はげます) to encourage
- 励まし (はげまし) encouragement
- 声を励ます (こえをはげます) to raise one's voice
- 精を励ます (せいをはげます) to make a great effort
- 励む (はげむ) to work hard
- 励み (はげみ) encouragement
- 励み合い (はげみあい) competition
- 励み合う (はげみあう) to vie with another
- 勉強に励む (べんきょうにはげむ) to work hard at one's lessons
47 words in all.