励 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. はげむ、はげます。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「勵」の略体。「萬」→「万」の規則によるもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

encourage, be diligent, inspire

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • レイJHS
Kun (native)
  • はげ(む)JHS
  • はげ(ます)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音li4
  • 한글ryeo
  • Hán-ViệtLệ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
力(ちから)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+52B1

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰厉力

Words using this kanji

  • 励ましはげましencouragement, cheering on
  • 励みはげみencouragement, incentive, stimulus
  • 励ますはげますはげます 参照to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up, to raise (one's voice)
  • 励むはげむto work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour
  • 励起れいき原子や分子などが外部からのエネルギーにより、元のエネルギーの状態からより高い状態に移ること。excitation, stimulation, revitalization, reinvigoration
  • 励行れいこう規則などを、意識的に実行すること。strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.), strict adherence, conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.), diligent execution (e.g. of duties)
  • 励磁れいじ磁気を帯びていない強磁性の物質や電磁石に磁気を帯びさせること。excitation
  • 励精れいせい精を出して励むこと。また、その様子。diligence, assiduity, industry
  • 励声れいせい大声を出すこと。shouts of encouragement
  • 励振れいしんexcitation (drive), stimulus
  • 励弧れいこexcitation
  • 励振管れいしんかんexciter tube
  • 励振器れいしんきexciter (driver)
  • 励磁損れいじそんexcitation loss
  • 励磁機れいじきexciter
  • 励み合いはげみあいcompetition, emulation, rivalry
  • 励み合うはげみあうto vie with another, to emulate each other
  • 励磁電流れいじでんりゅうexcitation current
  • 励振素子れいしんそしdriven element (antenna)
  • 励声一番れいせいいちばんgiving cries of encouragement at a critical moment

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(47 results)

Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-5-2
Four Corner
7422.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2g5.4
Heisig
931
Nelson
193