# 勧 — Recommend

Frequency rank 1381 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 酷 (Cruel), less common than 訟 (Lawsuit).

- On’yomi: かん
- Kun’yomi: すす
- Radical: 力 Power (Kangxi 19)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A scarecrow on the left exerts power on the right -- a scarecrow with power is persuasive enough to recommend the best crops.

In words:

- 勧め すすめ — recommendation;advice;encouragement
- 勧める すすめる — to recommend,to advise,to encourage,to offer (wine)
- 勧告 かんこく — advice;counsel;remonstrance;recommendation

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