励まし はげまし Meanings Noun, の-adjective encouragement; cheering on Kanji 励 encourage. Read as はげます. Example sentences 宇宙飛行士達は熱狂した人々の励ましと喝采に迎えられた。The astronauts were greeted with cheers and applause of an enthusiastic crowd. 彼女にははげましの言葉をかけてあげたらどうですか。Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk? 彼女は励ましの言葉は一言も発しなかった。She didn't utter a single word of encouragement. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists