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勧
Encourage, Recommend
すす.める
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
The kanji 勧 appears in everyday words such as 勧める (to recommend) and 勧誘 (solicitation). Restaurants, shops, and friends often use お勧め to recommend popular items.
Memory Trick
Imagine a friend enthusiastically recommending their favorite restaurant. Their encouragement helps you remember 勧 means 'to recommend.'
Readings
Onyomi: カン (kan)
Kunyomi: すす.める
Example Words
勧める
すすめる (susumeru)
To recommend
勧誘
かんゆう (kanyuu)
Solicitation
勧告
かんこく (kankoku)
Recommendation, Warning
勧進
かんじん (kanjin)
Fundraising (traditional)
Example Sentence
友達 が この 本 を 勧めてくれました。
ともだち が この ほん を すすめてくれました。
tomodachi ga kono hon o susumete kuremashita
My friend recommended this book to me.