勧
勧 — Persuade
persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer
On’yomiカン (kan)
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiすすめる (susumeru)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 勧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勧告 | かんこく kankoku | advice; counsel; remonstrance |
| 勧め | すすめ susume | recommendation; advice; suggestion |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう kanyuu | invitation; solicitation; canvassing |
| 勧奨 | かんしょう kanshou | encouragement; stimulation |
| 勧める | すすめる susumeru | to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage |
| 勧業 | かんぎょう kangyou | (encouragement of) industry |
Study notes
勧 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1068 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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