Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 促


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Meaning

stimulate, urge, press

Pronunciation

SOKU
unagasu

Explanation

Left: person , right: foot (kneecap and a footprint )

Mnemonic

A person uses the foot to stimulate and to urge.

Radicals

person(This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.)
foot(It shows at the top a kneecap and at the bottom a foot-print .)
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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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