The kanji 励励 primarily conveys the meaning of "encouragement," "to encourage," "to cheer up," or "to inspire." It embodies the act of giving support, motivation, or strength to someone, helping them to overcome difficulties or achieve their goals. It also implies making efforts and working hard.

・On-yomi (音読み): レイ (rei) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): はげ-ます (hage-masu), はげ-む (hage-mu)

⚫︎励ます Translation: To encourage, to cheer up ⚫︎激励 Translation: Encouragement, to encourage someone ⚫︎努力を励む Translation: To strive hard; to make an effort (using the -mu form to indicate effort)

The kanji 励励 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. The left side is a radical, and the right side is a phonetic component. The radical is 　力(chikara) meaning "strength" or "power," and indicates the meaning. The phonetic component is 　厲 (rei, meaning: to sharpen). The use of the character 厲, gives the character its sound. Therefore, the character suggests using strength or power to encourage someone. The character emphasizes using both physical and mental strength to uplift and support others.