This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソク、うなが.す
Romaji: soku, unaga.su
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  998
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-7
Korean Reading:  chog
Chinese Reading:  cu4
Unicode:  4fc3
JIS:  4225

Indexes

Halpern Index: 103
Nelson Index: 444
New Nelson Index: 212
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a7.3
Four Corner Index: 2628.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1536
Gakken Index: 1109
Daikanwanjiten Index: 664
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0776
Remembering the kanji Index: 1280
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1049
Kodansha Compact Index: 99
Kanji in Context Index: 1170
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 78
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 87
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1288
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1373
Essential Kanji Index: 1209
Kodansha Kanji Index: 118
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2170
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1230

Words

促進 (そくしん)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
販促 (はんそく)
sales promotion
促音 (そくおん)
assimilated sound (small "tsu" in Japanese); geminate consonant
居催促 (いざいそく)
refusal to leave
齷齪 (あくせく)
fussily; busily; sedulously; worrying about (small things)
促す (うながす)
to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)
催促 (さいそく)
pressing; demanding; urging; demand; request; claim
督促 (とくそく)
urge; demand; importunity
勤労者財産形成促進 (きんろうしゃざいさんけいせいそくしん)
(workers) asset formation
販売促進 (はんばいそくしん)
sales promotion
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