促 Urge

Radical Combination

• ｲ

  Leader
• 足

  Foot

Meaning

Primary

Urge

Mnemonic

Your leader sees your bare foot and urges you to put a sock on it.

Hints

Imagine your leader's face when he sees your bare foot, and just how emphatic he is as he urges you to put a sock on it. He's really worried your foot's going to get cold!

Readings

On’yomi

そく

Kun’yomi

うなが

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

As urged, you put a sock (そく) on your foot. Ahh, that feels so much better. What a great thing, this sock.

Hints

Feel this sock on your foot. It feels great. Wiggle your toes around inside the sock as you think about how glad you are that you did as your leader urged. Note that this kanji also has the same reading as 足, so keep that in mind too!