| 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) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
998 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
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
- Korean:
- chog
Spanish
- apremiar
- urgir
Portuguese
- estimular
- desejo
- imprensa
- demanda
- incitar
French
- stimuler
- encourager
- pousser à
- inciter
- demander
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
142 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 進学 【シンガク】 advancing to the next stage of education, going on to (high school, college, etc.)
- 進化 【シンカ】 evolution, evolution, becoming more advanced, progress, development, improvement
- 後進 【コウシン】 one's junior, younger generation, next generation, moving backwards, backing up, reversing
- 累進 【ルイシン】 successive promotion, gradual progression, rising step by step, increasing progressively (of income tax, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 進む 【すすむ】 to advance, to go forward, to precede, to go ahead (of), to make progress, to improve, to deepen, to heighten, to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead, to do of one's own free will
- 進むも地獄退くも地獄 【すすむもじごくしりぞくもじごく】 between the devil and the deep blue sea, both advancing and retreating are hell
- 進める 【すすめる】 to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward, to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up, to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- のぶ
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- avanzar
- progresar
- adelantar
- ascender
Portuguese
- avanço
- continuar
- progresso
- promover
French
- progresser
- avancer
- promouvoir
| 259 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 343 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 326 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 175 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4709 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 194 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 262 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1503 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 437 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 443 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 267 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 702 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3873 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2689 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 568 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 38943P | Morohashi |
| 3121 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6073 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 561 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 603 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 156 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 378 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2q8.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 3030.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-42 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9032 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 剤 【ザイ】 medicine, agent, (chemical) substance, drug, dose
- 剤形 【ザイケイ】 dosage form
- 薬剤 【ヤクザイ】 medicine, drug, chemical
- 覚醒剤 【カクセイザイ】 stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
Readings
- Korean:
- je, ja
Spanish
- medicina
- droga
Portuguese
- dose
- remédio
- droga
French
- dose
- médicament
- drogue
- produit pour...
| 1296 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 949 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5424 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1497 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1096 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 550 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 559 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 200 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2102 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1094 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1491 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1746 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2076P | Morohashi |
| 1669 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 493 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1730 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1867 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1312 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 443 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2f8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-2 | SKIP code |
| 0220.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-26-62 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5264 | Unicode hex code |