Moto 促: Stimulate; Urge; PressKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ソク
- Kun'yomi
- うなが(す)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 30 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ソク)
- 促進そくしんpromotion; acceleration
- 促成そくせいpromotion of growth
- 催促さいそくpressing; urging
- 督促とくそくurge; demand
- 促成栽培そくせいさいばいforcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
- 促迫そくはくgrowing urgent; becoming distressful
- 促進剤そくしんざいaccelerant; stimulant
- 促進率そくしんりつacceleration ratio
- 促音そくおんgeminate consonant (small "tsu" in Japanese)
- 促音便そくおんびんnasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i')
- 催促状さいそくじょうdun; letter requesting money, etc.
- 入力促進にゅうりょくそくしんprompt
- 勤労者財産形成促進きんろうしゃざいさんけいせいそくしん(workers) asset formation
- 居催促いざいそくrefusal to leave
- 成長促進せいちょうそくしんgrowth promotant
- 特定非営利活動促進法とくていひえいりかつどうそくしんほうLaw Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities (1998); the NPO Law
- 督促状とくそくじょうdemand note; dunning letter (note)
- 矢の催促やのさいそくstrongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)
- 要督促ようとくそくnecessary reminder
- 販促はんそくsales promotion
- 販売促進はんばいそくしんsales promotion
- 資源の有効な利用の促進に関する法律しげんのゆうこうなりようのそくしんにかんするほうりつLaw for the Promotion of Utilization of Recycled Resources
- 赤血球生成促進因子せっけっきゅうせいせいそくしんいんしerythropoietin; EPO
- 陣痛促進剤じんつうそくしんざいlabor-inducing drugs
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 促すうながすto urge; to encourage
- 注意を促すちゅういをうながすto call a person's attention (to)
- 猛省を促すもうせいをうながすto urge (somebody) to reflect sincerely
- 発達を促すはったつをうながすto accelerate development
Other readings
- あく促あくせくbusily; sedulously
- 偓促あくせくbusily; sedulously
Kanji that often appear with 促
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