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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

奨

Readings

Kana: ショウ、ソウ、すす.める
Romaji: shō, sou, susu.meru
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Name Reading

Kana: まさし
Romaji: masashi
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Meanings

exhort, urge, encourage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  37
Frequency:  1445
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-10-3
Korean Reading:  jang
Chinese Reading:  jiang3
Unicode:  5968
JIS:  3E29

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2842
Nelson Index: 1181
New Nelson Index: 1167
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n10.4
Four Corner Index: 3243.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1408
Gakken Index: 1582
Japanese Names Index: 2036
Daikanwanjiten Index: 5990P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0606
Remembering the kanji Index: 732
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1181
Kodansha Compact Index: 420
Kanji in Context Index: 831
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1819
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2474
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 740
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 790
Essential Kanji Index: 1519
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3524
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1263
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1616

Words

奨励 (しょうれい)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
奨学 (しょうがく)
encouragement to study
奨学生 (しょうがくせい)
scholarship student
お勧め (おすすめ、オススメ、おススメ)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
推奨銘柄リスト (すいしょうめいがらリスト)
recommended list
推奨 (すいしょう)
recommendation; endorsement
選奨 (せんしょう)
recommendation
報奨 (ほうしょう)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
報奨金 (ほうしょうきん)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
推奨文献目録 (すいしょうぶんけんもくろく)
selected bibliography
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