Memory phrase for the character: 促

促

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Meaning

stimulate, urge, press

Pronunciation

 SOKU
unagasu

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: foot 足 (kneecap 口 and a footprint 止)

Mnemonic
 
A person uses the foot to stimulate and to urge.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
足 footIt shows at the top a kneecap 口 and at the bottom a foot-print 止.
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 Vocabulary

促す うながす  to urge, to press, to suggest, to demand, to stimulate, to quicken
促進 そくしん  promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation
催促 さいそく  request, demand, claim, urge (action), press for

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