This is the 2623rd most frequent Japanese word.
推薦
"推薦" means "recommendation" or "endorsement."
In this sentence, '推薦' is used as a verb (推薦する) meaning 'to recommend'.
彼は私に小説を推薦しました。
He recommended a novel to me.
Here, '推薦' appears as a noun referring to the act of recommendation.
学生の推薦に基づいて新しいクラブが設立された。
A new club was established based on the students' recommendation.
In this usage, '推薦' is part of a compound word (推薦状), representing a recommendation letter.