The kanji 勧 (kan) primarily conveys the meaning of "to recommend," "to encourage," "to advise," or "to urge." It suggests the act of suggesting something positively, giving someone the motivation to do something, or promoting an idea or action. It can imply a strong endorsement or urging.

・On-yomi (音読み): カン (kan) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): 勧（すす）める (susume-ru) - to recommend, to encourage, to advise

⚫︎勧誘（かんゆう） Translation: Invitation; solicitation; encouragement. ⚫︎勧告（かんこく） Translation: Recommendation; advice. ⚫︎勧める（すすめる） Translation: To recommend; to advise; to encourage.

The kanji 勧 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. It combines two elements: ・The radical 欠 (kets, meaning "lack" or "deficiency"), on the left side, which may imply something to fill a lack or deficiency. ・The phonetic component 㕙 (ken), on the right side, which provides the sound for the kanji. The combination of these elements created the meaning of suggesting, encouraging, or urging. It implies that something is being proposed to fill a need or improve a situation, hence the suggestion and encouragement.