Memory phrase for the Kanji: 奨

奨

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Meaning encourage, praise, exhort, promote

Pronunciation

SHŌ

Explanation

Top: commander 将 (A simple bed 丬, a hand caring hand 爫 [=reaching down] and a skillful hand 寸 needs the commander), bottom: big 大

Mnemonic
 
A commander with grandeur encourages.

Radicals

丬 bedShows a sliced tree trunk. Is used in the trainer as "bed". Compare 片
爫 grap downwardsThe radical notsu shows a hand which is reaching downwards.
大 bigA person 人 with wide spread arms 一 and legs appears big.
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 Vocabulary

奨励 しょうれい  encouragement, promotion, message, address
奨学金 しょうがくきん  scholarship

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