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うながす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
促す
BOOST
Reading : うながす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to urge; to press; to prompt; to suggest; to demand; to stimulate; to quicken; to incite; to invite (attention to)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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促す is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 36,000 (about 15,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4927 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6673
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
あま
ゆうわく
誘惑
ほんい
翻意
うなが
した
かのじょ
彼女
なんとか
えた

A sweet offer tempted her to change her mind, but she managed to resist it.
せんせい
先生
せいと
生徒
たちもっとはっきり
こた
える
ように
うなが
した

The teacher urged the students to answer more clearly.
しゃちょう
社長
しゃいん
社員
しゅたいてき
主体的
うなが
した

The president urged employees to act on their initiative.
うながす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 152,000 (about 539,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 27 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ソク   うなが to press, to stimulate   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
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