励

7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

encourage, be diligent, inspire

Kun'yomi
  • はげむ
    		to strive
  • はげます
    		to encourage
On'yomi
  • レイ

Main Radical

力(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

はげむはげます 84.6%
レイ 15.4%

Character Breakdown

encourage, be diligent, inspire
はげ.む　レイ (8th, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

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References

Unicode hex code 52B1
JIS X 0208 1-46-69
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 193
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 528
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1119
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1438
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 762
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1035
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 866
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 931
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1227
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 430
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1495
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2326
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1919
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1340
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1423
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1101
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1100
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 832
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 213
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 875
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g5.4
Four corner code 7422.7
De Roo Code 3345