促

促 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻足

促進そくしん物事が進むように促すこと。そのように努力すること。promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation
促すうながす「うながす」を参照。to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt
促成そくせい人工的に条件を整え、植物などを生長を促進させること。promotion of growth
促音そくおんgeminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
促迫そくはく差し迫ること。呼吸が詰まり、息苦しくなること。growing urgent, becoming distressful
促進剤そくしんざいaccelerant, stimulant
促音便そくおんびんnasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i')
促進率そくしんりつacceleration ratio
促進薬そくしんやくaccelerating agent, stimulating agent, accelerant
促成栽培そくせいさいばい出荷時期を早めて高い価格で売れるように工夫した栽培方法forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.), artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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