JLPT N1 · Verb

促す (unagasu)

促す (うながす, unagasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to urge; to encourage”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
うながす
Romaji
unagasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to) · godan verb, transitive
  2. to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼は彼女に注意して運転するようにと促した。
He urged her to drive carefully.
この曲は眠りを促してくれます。
This music helps me to fall asleep.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 促す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary促すうながす unagasu
Polite (~masu)促しますうながします unagashimasu
Negative促さないうながさない unagasanai
Polite negative促しませんうながしません unagashimasen
Past促したうながした unagashita
Polite past促しましたうながしました unagashimashita
Negative past促さなかったうながさなかった unagasanakatta
Te-form促してうながして unagashite
Potential促せるうながせる unagaseru
Passive促されるうながされる unagasareru
Causative促させるうながさせる unagasaseru
Volitional促そううながそう unagasou
Imperative促せうながせ unagase
Conditional (~ba)促せばうながせば unagaseba

Kanji in 促す

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 促す.

Source: JMdict entry 1403760 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.