薦
- Kanji
- 薦
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- recommend, advise
- On'yomi
- セン
- Kun'yomi
- すす.める
- Strokes
- 16
- Common compounds
推薦 (すいせん) recommendation; 自薦 (じせん) self-recommendation; 薦める (すすめる) to recommend
- Memory hook
This kanji combines grass (艹) with a boat (舟) and a path (辶, simplified as 辶 in 薦). It could be imagined as guiding a boat through reeds or a path, suggesting recommending a course of action.