Entry
  1. Noun

    encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention

    そんなんじゃいつまで経っても奨励賞止まりだぞ?
    With that sort of attitude you'll never get past the honourable-mention prizes.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exhort, urge, encourage

Kun
すす.める
On
ショウソウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1445 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Used in names as

まさし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-10-3SKIP code
3n10.4The Kanji Dictionary
3243.0Four corner code
1263deroo
5968Unicode hex code
1-30-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1181Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1167New Nelson (John Haig)
2842New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3524Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1819Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2474Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
732Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
790Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1582A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2036Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1519Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5990PMorohashi
1408A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1332Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1415Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1181Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1616Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
831Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
420Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
740Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiang3Pinyin reading
jangKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

encourage, be diligent, inspire

Kun
はげ.むはげ.ます
On
レイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1254 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-5-2SKIP code
2g5.4The Kanji Dictionary
7422.7Four corner code
3345deroo
52b1Unicode hex code
1-46-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
193Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
528New Nelson (John Haig)
1119New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1438Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
762Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1035Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
866Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
931Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1227A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
430Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1495Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2326Morohashi
1919A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1340Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1423Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1101Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1100Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
832Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
213Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
875Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

prize, reward, praise

Kun
ほ.める
On
ショウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
426 of 2500
Radical
shell
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-10, 2-3-12SKIP code
3n12.1The Kanji Dictionary
9080.6Four corner code
1061deroo
8cdeUnicode hex code
1-30-62JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1372Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5815New Nelson (John Haig)
2618New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3237Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
796Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
859Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
507A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2377Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
621Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
36813Morohashi
511A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
500Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
509Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
641sakade
930Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
542henshall3
625Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
711Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1738Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
804Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level