How to say "recommend" in Japanese

• 勧めるすすめるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe word for recommend in the sense of advising or urging someone to do something, encouraging a course of action — as when a friend urges you to see a doctor.
  私は貴方あなたが汽車きしゃで行いくことを勧すすめます。↗

  I recommend you to go by train.
• 推すおすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbFor recommend in the sense of endorsing or backing a person, as when you nominate or support a candidate. It is not the verb for recommending that someone do something.

Use 「勧める」 for recommending, advising, or urging someone to do something, and 「推す」 for recommending in the sense of endorsing, nominating, or supporting a person such as a candidate.

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• 勧めるすすめるto recommend (someone to do)
• 推すおすto recommend
• 挙げるあげるto nominate (e.g. for a position)