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促
urge · prompt · stimulate · accelerate
N1On: そくKun: うながす
Memory Aid
'Soku' — You might *prompt* someone to put on their SOCK.
Vocabulary
催促さいそくdemand, urging (e.g., for payment or response)
促成そくせいforced growth, acceleration (as in forced cultivation)
促進剤そくしんざいstimulant, accelerator
督促とくそくurging, pressuring (especially for payment or action)
Example Sentences
彼に返事を促した。
I urged him to reply.
経済成長を促進する。
We will accelerate economic growth.
私は彼に謝罪を促したが、彼は拒否した。
I prompted him to apologize, but he refused.
担任の先生が生徒に発言を促した。
The homeroom teacher prompted the students to speak.