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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

励

Readings

Kana: レイ、はげ.む、はげ.ます
Romaji: rei, hage.mu, hage.masu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

encourage, be diligent, inspire

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  4
Frequency:  1254
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-5-2
Korean Reading:  ryeo
Chinese Reading:  li4
Unicode:  52b1
JIS:  4E65

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1119
Nelson Index: 193
New Nelson Index: 528
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g5.4
Four Corner Index: 7422.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1919
Gakken Index: 1227
Japanese Names Index: 430
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2326
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0380
Remembering the kanji Index: 866
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1101
Kodansha Compact Index: 213
Kanji in Context Index: 832
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 762
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1035
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 875
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 931
Essential Kanji Index: 1495
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1438
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3345
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1100

Words

奨励 (しょうれい)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
励ます (はげます)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
励起 (れいき)
(electrical) excitation
励磁 (れいじ)
excitation
励み合い (はげみあい)
competition; emulation; rivalry
励む (はげむ)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
激励 (げきれい)
encouragement
警覚策励 (けいかくさくれい)
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter)
励み (はげみ)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
励み合う (はげみあう)
to vie with another; to emulate each other
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