励み
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 励み
1
Oft. as 〜になる
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
Examples
昇進が見送られた女には働く励みがない。
She had no incentive to work after she was refused a promotion.
Kanji in this Word
励
7 strokes
Frequency: 1254
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
encourage
be diligent
inspire
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
レイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はげ.む
はげ.ます
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