激励

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See also: 激勵 and 激厲

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 激勵 (“to encourage; to motivate; to reprimand; to slam; to rebuke; to denounce”).
(This term is the simplified form of 激勵).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げき
Grade: 6
れい
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on
Alternative spellings
激勵 (kyūjitai)
激厲

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 激勵 (MC kek ljejH). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

(げき)(れい) (gekirei

  1. encouragement
    Synonym: 励まし (hagemashi)

Derived terms

Verb

(げき)(れい)する (gekirei surutransitive suru (stem (げき)(れい) (gekirei shi), past (げき)(れい)した (gekirei shita))

  1. to encourage
    Synonyms: 力づける (chikarazukeru), 励ます (hagemasu)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN