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励 = 力 + 厂 + 万

励 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “encourage”. It is built from 力 (power), 厂 (cliff) and 万 (ten thousand). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 931.

Keyword
encourage
RTK frame
931
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はげ.む, はげ.ます
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
поощрять
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
励 strive

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 力 power
  2. 厂 cliff
  3. 万 ten thousand

How to find 励 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “power” + “cliff” + “ten thousand”. 励 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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