励 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 励意味

encourage, be diligent, inspire

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励 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

はげ.む hage.mu
はげ.ます hage.masu

KUNYOMI　訓読み

レイ rei

Examples

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縦 vertical, length, height, self-indulgent, wayward

輝 radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle

蓄 amass, raise, hoard, store

軸 axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls

巡 patrol, go around, circumference