励 is the Japanese kanji for encourage, be diligent, inspire. It is written with 7 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is はげ.む、はげ.ます and its on reading is レイ.
Stroke order
Words with 励
- 励むto work hard, to try hard, to strive
- 励みencouragement, incentive, stimulus
- 励ましencouragement, cheering on
- 奨励encouragement, promotion, inducement
- 激励encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)
Practice 励 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.