WORD DETAIL
推薦
すいせん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
推薦is read asすいせんand is a noun andするverb for recommending a suitable person, work, or choice. - Basic usage: Receiving a teacher’s recommendation appears in
先生の推薦を受ける, while recommending a book appears in本を推薦する.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Receiving and making a recommendation
- The recipient uses
を受ける, while the recommender places the choice as the object.
- The recipient uses
- Difference from
紹介推薦endorses something as suitable rather than merely introducing it.

