Kanji

薦

薦

recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すすめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

しく, しげ, のぶ

Common Readings

セン, すす…める

Example sentences

推薦 すいせん
先生 が 私 を 留学 の 候補生 として 推薦 して くれた 。

The teacher recommended me as a candidate for studying abroad.

薦める すすめる
友人 が 薦める レストラン は 、 いつも 本当に 美味しい

The restaurants my friend recommends are always really delicious.

Example Vocabulary

推薦

すいせん

recommendation

薦める

すすめる

to recommend, to suggest

お薦め

おすすめ

推薦状

すいせんじょう

推薦枠

すいせんわく

推薦入学

すいせんにゅうがく

自薦

じせん

薦め

すすめ

推薦者

すいせんしゃ

他薦

たせん

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