8 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1
JLPT exam level N1

urge to eat

Kun'yomi
  • すすめる
  • たすける
On'yomi
  • ユウ
Nanori
  • あつむ
  • すすむ
  • ゆき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

urge to eat
ユウ ウ すす.める (Kentei 1, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
possess, have, exist
ユウ あり あ.る (3rd, N4)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

urging one to drink more good wine during a banquet
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References

Unicode hex code 4F91
JIS X 0208 1-48-50
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 411
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 177
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 91
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 101
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 69
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 73
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 3002
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 557
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 594
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2018
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a6.5
Four corner code 2422.7