促

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ソク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

うなが.す

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:998

Vocabulary

ソク

Word	Reading	Meaning
催促	サイソク	pressing; urging; demanding; demand
促進	ソクシン	promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
促成	ソクセイ	promotion of growth
督促	トクソク	urge; demand; importunity
販促	ハンソク	sales promotion

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
促す	うながす	to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to); to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote
偓促	あくせく	busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
偓促	あくさく	busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
居催促	いざいそく	refusal to leave
注意を促す	ちゅういをうながす	to call a person's attention (to)

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate

pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize

go-between, relationship

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct

bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control