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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

encourage
be diligent
inspire

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ăƒŹă‚€
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はげ.む
はげ.ăŸă™

Common Words

ăŻă’ăŸă™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #4360
1

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up

Examples
そぼèȘżć­ă§ć‹‰ćŒ·ă‚’続けăȘă•ă„ăšć…ˆç”ŸăŒćŠ±ăŸă—ăŠăă‚ŒăŸă€‚
My teacher encouraged me in my studies.
2

Dated term

to raise (one's voice)

はげむ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #6134
1

to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to; to make an effort; to be zealous

Examples
ä»ŠăŸă§ä»„äžŠă«ă„ăŁăă†ć‹‰ćŒ·ă«ćŠ±ăżăȘさい。
You should study even more than before.
げきれい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #16272
1

encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

Examples
あăȘăŸăźæż€ćŠ±ăŒăȘă‹ăŁăŸă‚‰ă€ă“ăźèšˆç”»ăŻè«Šă‚ăŠă„ăŸă§ă—ă‚‡ă†ă­ă€‚
Without your encouragement, I should have given up the plan.
ăŻă’ăŸă—
Noun
ïœžăź Adj.
Freq #17164
1

encouragement; cheering on

Examples
ćœŒć„łă«ăŻăŻă’ăŸă—ăźèš€è‘‰ă‚’ă‹ă‘ăŠă‚ă’ăŸă‚‰ă©ă†ă§ă™ă‹ă€‚
Why don't you see if you can't give her a pep talk?
しょうれい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #26756
1

encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation

Examples
äșșă€…ăŻăƒ•ăƒƒăƒˆăƒœăƒŒăƒ«ă‚’ă™ă‚‹ă‚ˆă†ă«ć„šćŠ±ă•ăˆă•ă‚ŒăŸăźă§ă™ă€‚
People were even encouraged to play football.
はげみ
Noun
Freq #28607
1

Oft. as ă€œă«ăȘる

encouragement; incentive; stimulus

Examples
昇é€ČăŒèŠ‹é€ă‚‰ă‚ŒăŸć„łă«ăŻćƒăćŠ±ăżăŒăȘい。
She had no incentive to work after she was refused a promotion.
れいき
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #49580
1

(electrical) excitation

đ źŸć’€æż€ćŠ±
しったげきれい
ć±ć’œæż€ćŠ±
đ źŸć’œæż€ćŠ±
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
曛歗熟èȘž
Freq #49921
1

giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice

ăčă‚“ăă‚‡ă†ă«ăŻă’ă‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #53647
1

to work hard at one's lessons

せいれい
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #73144
1

diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work

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