募 – recruit, campaign, gather (contributions)

12 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#809 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 募 means recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ボ (bo); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つの.る (tsunoru). It is written with 12 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ボ	bo
Kun’yomi	つの.る	tsunoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: 大・日・力・艾.

Words using 募

募集ぼしゅうrecruitment公募こうぼpublic appeal (e.g. for contributions)応募おうぼapplication募るつのるto become stronger募金ぼきんfundraising

Example sentences

うちのバスケット部は背の高い男子を募集している。

Our basketball team is recruiting tall boys.

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その学校で新しい教師を必要としていたので、彼はその職に応募した。

When the school needed a new teacher, he applied for the position.

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世界の航空産業は墜落事故についての懸念を募らせている。

The world's aviation industry is growing increasingly worried about crashes.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝勢助労効努勤功勉勧励勇

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