Keyword
encourage (someone to become more lively)
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig931
Old form勵
Readings
はげ
(78%)
れい
(21%)
Composed of
cliff
ten thousand
power
Used in vocabulary (51 in total)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
Examples (33 in total)
I felt that they were encouraging me.
I couldn't even encourage them.
It is easy to encourage someone by saying, 'You can come back again tomorrow.'