The kanji 促: meaning, readings and stroke order

促

Meaning: urge, promote
On reading: ソク soku
Kun reading: うなが（す） unagasu
Strokes: 9
Radical: 人 man, human
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thúc giục, thúc đẩy (xúc)
Japanese: うながす。せきたてる。
Korean: 재촉하다, 촉진하다 (촉)
Chinese: 催促、促进

Readings, words and example sentences

ソク soku · on reading · less common

促そく進しん
promotion, speeding up
成長を 促そく進しんします。
It speeds up growth.

うなが（す） unagasu · kun reading · less common

促うながす
to urge, to prompt
答えを 促うながします。
He urges me to answer.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.