Illustration: At the side of a nursery-school performance area, a child wearing a handmade rabbit headband hesitates behind a low curtain. A teacher crouches beside the child, makes reassuring eye contact, and extends an open hand toward the waiting classmates.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

促うながす

unagasu

to urge, to prompt

Example sentences

先生せんせいは生徒せいとたちにもっとはっきり答こたえるように促うながした。
The teacher urged the students to answer more clearly.
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彼かれは彼女かのじょに注意ちゅういして運転うんてんするようにと促うながした。
He urged her to drive carefully.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
社長しゃちょうが社員しゃいんの主体的しゅたいてきな取とり組くみを促うながした。
The president urged employees to act on their initiative.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 促

促stimulate; urgeOnソクKunうながす

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