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
- to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to) · godan verb, transitive
- to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.