促うながす

うながす unagasu

to urge
to press
to suggest
to demand
to stimulate
to quicken
to incite
to invite (attention to)

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

促使；催促

Examples

Furigana

この曲きょくは眠ねむりを促うながしてくれます。
This music helps me to fall asleep.
这首曲子有助于入睡。
Tatoeba #11495611
彼かれは彼かの女じょに注ちゅう意いして運うん転てんするようにと促うながした。
He urged her to drive carefully.
他提醒她小心驾驶。
Tatoeba #100977

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e6b73af208'); // 促す

{
  "id": "e6b73af208",
  "word": "促す",
  "reading": "うながす",
  "romaji": "unagasu",
  "meanings": [
    "to urge",
    "to press",
    "to suggest",
    "to demand",
    "to stimulate",
    "to quicken",
    "to incite",
    "to invite (attention to)"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5s",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1403760,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "この曲は眠りを促してくれます。",
      "furigana": "この{曲|きょく}は{眠|ねむ}りを{促|うなが}してくれます。",
      "en": "This music helps me to fall asleep.",
      "tatoeba_id": 11495611
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は彼女に注意して運転するようにと促した。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{彼女|かのじょ}に{注意|ちゅうい}して{運転|うんてん}するようにと{促|うなが}した。",
      "en": "He urged her to drive carefully.",
      "tatoeba_id": 100977
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "0289761bd391f7286bc6b4f71f04e7ca576e9b9d0eb9e09912f838d67448cbdf",
    "meanings": [
      "促使",
      "催促"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "この曲は眠りを促してくれます。",
        "zh": "这首曲子有助于入睡。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は彼女に注意して運転するようにと促した。",
        "zh": "他提醒她小心驾驶。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/e6b73af208",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1403760; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "bd840ec772677cdac41096db84b5dfd6971f2fa190e7354136d962c6bb93d333",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}