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: カン、ケン、すす.める
Romaji: kan, ken, susu.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  19
Frequency:  1068
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-11-2
Korean Reading:  gweon
Chinese Reading:  quan4
Unicode:  52e7
JIS:  342B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1857
Nelson Index: 736
New Nelson Index: 559
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2g11.1
Four Corner Index: 8422.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 828
Gakken Index: 1140
Japanese Names Index: 1970
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2433
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0414
Remembering the kanji Index: 864
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1105
Kodansha Compact Index: 226
Kanji in Context Index: 1615
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1202
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1645
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 872
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 928
Essential Kanji Index: 638
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2334
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2345
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 752
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1610

Words

勧める (すすめる)
to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)
勧誘 (かんゆう)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement
勧請 (かんじょう)
praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location
勧業 (かんぎょう)
(encouragement of) industry
勧善懲悪 (かんぜんちょうあく)
rewarding good and punishing evil; novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme; moral purpose; morality play
勧告 (かんこく)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
勧め (すすめ)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
勧進 (かんじん)
temple solicitation
勧学 (かんがく)
encouragement of learning
勧説 (かんぜい)
urging; persuasion
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