Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
man, human 人 (亻)
Parts:
stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
998 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 促進 【ソクシン】 promotion, acceleration, encouragement, facilitation, spurring on
  • 促成 【ソクセイ】 promotion of growth
  • 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
  • 矢の催促 【ヤノサイソク】 strongly and repeatedly urging (demanding, requesting, pressing)

Kun reading compounds

  • 促す 【うながす】 to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to), to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
cu4
Korean:
chog

Spanish

  • apremiar
  • urgir

Portuguese

  • estimular
  • desejo
  • imprensa
  • demanda
  • incitar

French

  • stimuler
  • encourager
  • pousser à
  • inciter
  • demander
1536 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1109 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
444 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1209 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1049 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1557 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1659 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1170 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
99 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
118 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
78 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
87 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1288 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
664 Morohashi
103 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
212 New Nelson (John Haig)
1280 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1373 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1230 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2170 2001 Kanji
2a7.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-2-7 SKIP code
2628.1 Four corner code
1-34-05 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4fc3 Unicode hex code

8 strokes (also 7)
Radical:
walk 辵 (辶, ⻌, ⻍)
Parts:
urge, force, imminent, spur on
Kun:
せま.る
On:
ハク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
773 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 迫撃 【ハクゲキ】 close attack
  • 迫害 【ハクガイ】 persecution, oppression
  • 肉薄 【ニクハク】 closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.), coming close to, pressing hard, pressing hard (e.g. with a question), taking to task, grilling
  • 威迫 【イハク】 menace, threat, intimidation

Kun reading compounds

  • 迫る 【せまる】 to approach, to draw near, to be imminent, to press (someone for something), to urge, to compel

Readings

Japanese names:
さこ、 せ、 せこ、 はさ、 はさま、 はざま
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
po4, pai3
Korean:
bag

Spanish

  • estrechar
  • acercarse
  • atormentar
  • acosar
  • presionar

Portuguese

  • Urgir
  • forçar
  • esporear

French

  • pousser
  • forcer
  • harceler
  • imminent
  • éperonner
1697 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
842 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
4676 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1805 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1175 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1233 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
964 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
684 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3815 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1953 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2647 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
288 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
38797P Morohashi
3074 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
6031 New Nelson (John Haig)
282 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
300 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1218 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
878 2001 Kanji
2q5.5 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-5 SKIP code
3630.0 Four corner code
1-39-87 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8feb Unicode hex code