励 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 励 mean?

Work hard

How to read 励?

Kunyomi... はげむ/hagemu,はげます/hagemasu

Onyomi... レイ/rei

jinmeikun... susumu, tsutomu,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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type common-use kanji
unicode 52B1

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励 / related names

gender:

gender:

Name:
rei
Katakana:
レイ

Kanji:
Meaning:
Name:
rein
Katakana:
レイン

Kanji:
励音
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Sound. Tone. Voice. News.
Name:
marei
Katakana:
マレイ

Kanji:
茉励
Meaning:
  • Jasmine. A small evergreen shrub of the Moraceae family.
  • Work hard
Name:
rei
Katakana:
レイ

Kanji:
Meaning:
Name:
reito
Katakana:
レイト

Kanji:
励翔
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Fly. Spread your wings and fly. To fly high in the sky.
Name:
reito
Katakana:
レイト

Kanji:
励斗
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Ladle. A tool with a handle for scooping water or alcohol. A square for measuring the amount of grain, liquid, etc. A unit of capacity, 1斗 is about 18 liters. The name of a constellation, such as the Big Dipper or the South Star. Small. The name of a constellation. Suddenly.
Name:
reito
Katakana:
レイト

Kanji:
励人
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • People. Human beings. Humanity. Every single person. People. Grown-ups. Adults. Personality. Character. A word used to count people.
Name:
reiri
Katakana:
レイリ

Kanji:
励里
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
Name:
reiji
Katakana:
レイジ

Kanji:
励治
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Govern. Manage. Quell. Judge. Correct. To adjust. To cure illness or injury. To treat. To compare. To help. To flourish.
Name:
reiji
Katakana:
レイジ

Kanji:
励司
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • I'll take care of it. Government office. Officials. To take on a role. To manage. To take charge of. To watch.
Name:
reikichi
Katakana:
レイキチ

Kanji:
励吉
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Good. Good luck. Congratulations. Good fortune. Excellent. Wise, honorable. Morally correct. The first day of the month.
Name:
reika
Katakana:
レイカ

Kanji:
励華
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Flower. Gorgeous. Beautiful. Eye-catching. Excellent and beautiful. White powder. Chinese self-designation.
Name:
reishin
Katakana:
レイシン

Kanji:
励心
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Mind. Spirit. Feelings. Thoughts. Heart. Chest. Center. The center of things. Important things. The point.
Name:
reishu
Katakana:
レイシュウ

Kanji:
励修
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • To make right. To be in shape. To become correct. To put things together. To learn. To acquire learning or skills. To decorate. To harmonize. To fix. To mend. To put together in a book. Good. Excellent. beautiful. Splendid.
Name:
reita
Katakana:
レイタ

Kanji:
励太
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
Name:
reichi
Katakana:
レイイチ

Kanji:
励一
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • One. The first. Kanji for the number 1 (one). To be the most superior. To begin, to put things together.
Name:
hagemi
Katakana:
ハゲミ

Kanji:
励美
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Beautiful. Excellent. Splendid. Delicious.
Name:
hagemi
Katakana:
ハゲミ

Kanji:
励弥
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • It's been a long time. Distant. Extensive, pervasive. Passing time. Big. To mend. To sew. To put away. To stop. To finish. Finally. More and more. Further.
Name:
reiji
Katakana:
レイジ

Kanji:
励児
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Children. A young child. Babies. Young man. Youth. Children as seen by their parents. A daughter. Son.
Name:
reika
Katakana:
レイカ

Kanji:
励花
Meaning:
  • Work hard
  • Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.

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