Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

募: recruit, campaign

Also: gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent

JLPT N212 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

力 carries the meaning · 莫 gives the sound

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ボbo · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 募金ぼきんfund-raising
  • 応募者おうぼしゃapplicant
  • 募集するぼしゅうするrecruit, accept applications
  • 応募するおうぼするapply (e.g. position)
  • 公募するこうぼするadvertise, make public appeal

つのるtsunoru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 募るつのるinvite, solicit

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Flex your arm and feel the power! That's 力, representing the raw muscle and effort required to change the world.”
More in the 力 power story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
莫

Also built on 莫

募 takes the 莫 family's reading, ボ (bo).

力

Also built on power (力)

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Also read ボ

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
募 recruit · 力
vs幕 curtain · 巾
募 has 力 where 幕 has 巾.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · mù

Same form: 募 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
募 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
募 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin mù most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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