Chinese

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see 慫恿 (“to instigate; to incite; to provoke”).
(This term is an ancient form of 慫恿).

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Hyōgai
よう
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 慫慂 (MC sjowngX yowngX).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しょう)(よう) (shōyōしようよう (syouyou)?

  1. strong recommendation / encouragement
    その法案(ほうあん)中国(ちゅうごく)民主化(みんしゅか)慫慂(しょうよう)目的(もくてき)としている。
    Sono hōan wa Chūgoku no minshuka no shōyō o mokuteki to shiteiru.
    The bill aims at encouraging democratization of China.
    (literally, “The goal of the bill is strong encouragement of China's democratization.”)

Usage notes

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  • Generally an obscure term, it appears to be used with frequency as railway jargon (旅行中止しょうよう (urging for passengers to cancel trips)).

Verb

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(しょう)(よう) (shōyōしようよう (syouyou)?

  1. to strongly recommend / encourage
    Synonym: すすめる (susumeru)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN