13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer

Kun'yomi
  • to recommend (someone to do) ②to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.) ③to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
On'yomi
  • カン
  • ケン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すすめる 53.6%
カン 46.4%

Character Breakdown

persuade, recommend, advise
すす.める カン ケン (7th, N1)
heron(雚) variant
person(人) variant
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

to recommend (someone to do) ②to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.) ③to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
recommendation
temple solicitation
religious-fund soliciting
to press alcohol on someone
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References

Unicode hex code 52E7
JIS X 0208 1-20-11
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 736
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 559
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1857
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2334
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1202
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1645
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 864
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 928
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1140
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1970
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 638
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2433
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 828
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1051
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1094
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 752
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1105
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1610
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1615
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 226
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 872
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g11.1
Four corner code 8422.7
De Roo Code 2345