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勧 means 'persuade'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1452   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-22    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 42 words   Used in 86 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Kun
   すすめる to persuade, encourage
Additional readings
On    ケン
Variants
劝 (Chinese)   勸 (kyujitai)  
Notes
Left side simplified from 雚 (heron)
Components
⿰  ⿳  𠂉 (人) man  一 one  隹 little bird  力 effort  
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動 move  勤 work  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 勧 is used 4 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 勧 is used 40 times, read 2 ways.
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カン : 33 words FIND ALL
か ん こ く 0
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
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すすめる : 7 words FIND ALL
す す め 0
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement  (see also: お勧め)
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An additional 動 less common words include 勧 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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勧
カン   すすめる to persuade, encourage   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
隹
little bird
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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