How to say 'Recommendation' in Japanese | 推薦

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The Japanese word for Recommendation is 'Suisen', written as 推薦 in Japanese.'Recommendation' in hiragana is すいせん.

word

推薦

Meaning

Recommendation

Reading

すいせん

suisen

Kanji

推Infer 薦Recommend, Mat

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '推薦 (すいせん)' means 'recommendation'. It is used to describe the act of recommending someone or something, often in formal contexts such as job applications, school admissions, or endorsements. For example: I received a recommendation from my teacher「先生から推薦をもらいました」(せんせいからすいせんをもらいました). The company gave him a strong recommendation「会社は彼に強い推薦をしました」(かいしゃはかれにつよいすいせんをしました). This term is commonly used in professional or academic settings where formal endorsements are required.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4686

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 推薦

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

推

Meaning

Infer

kanji

薦

Meaning

Recommend, Mat

Words Related to 推薦 Through the Kanji 推

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 推 as well.

word

推進

Meaning

Promotion

word

推測

Meaning

Guess, Speculation

word

推定

Meaning

Estimation

word

推移

Meaning

Transition

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