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Kanji Detail for 募 - "to recruit"

募

  • Meaning

    募 means "to recruit." Also associated with to collect, to intensify.

    1. Recruit - To gather people for a cause.

    2. Collect - To accumulate; to gather.

    3. Intensify - To grow stronger; to increase.

  • Words using 募

    • 応募 おうぼ Listen application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.)
    • 募集 ぼしゅう Listen recruitment; invitation; selection
    • 募金 ぼきん Listen fundraising; collection of contributions; donating
    • 募る つのる Listen to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent
    • 大募集 だいぼしゅう Listen mass recruitment
    • 応募者 おうぼしゃ Listen applicant

  • Tattoo check: 募

    • Verified meaning: to recruit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read つのる, ふくよ)
    • Also carries these associations: to collect, to intensify

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 募

    Given names 募(つのる)Listen

    Surnames 募(ふくよ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    recruit; campaign; gather (contributions); enlist; grow violent

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    levy, raise; summon; recruit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to canvass for contributions; to collect; to raise; to recruit; to enlist

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to levy, to raise; to recruit; to summon

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To seek widely. Setting up criteria to call for people to respond is called 募. Such as 招募 (recruit), 募兵 (recruit soldiers). | Soliciting money and goods from people is also called 募. Such as monks' 募化 (solicit donations), and fundraising's 募捐 (solicit contributions).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    bo(ボ) ボ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsuno.ru(つの-る) つの-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    力 (chikara)

  • Related Keywords

    to recruit to collect to intensify solicit request gather enroll invite mobilize muster rally seek appeal attract

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