催促

さいそく

demand, urge (action), press for

What does 催促 mean?

催促 is a Japanese noun meaning demand, urge (action), press for in English. It is written as 催促 in kanji, さいそく in hiragana, and saisoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

催促がましくて恐縮ですが、先日お貸ししたお金を返していただけませんか。

I'm afraid this sounds like a demand, but could you return the money I lent you the other day?