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唆

tempt
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingサ
Kun readingそそ.る、そそのか.す
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. temptRtK
    イブを唆したのは蛇だ。It is the snake that tempts Eve.tatoeba
    彼は私の示唆に単に肩をすくめて無視した。He simply shrugged off my suggestion.tatoeba
  2. seduce
  3. instigate
  4. promote
  1. to instigate
  2. to tempt
  3. to entice
  4. to incite

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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mouth (口) · streetwalker · Ministry of silly walks · John Cleese · license · elbow · human legs (儿) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 828

Compound words

教唆きょうさ
instigation; incitement
唆すそそのかす
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
示唆しさ
suggestion; hint; implication
唆しそそのかし
instigation
唆るそそる
to excite
教唆者きょうさしゃ
instigator
唆かすそそのかす
to instigate
教唆扇動きょうさせんどう
instigation and abetment
教唆煽動きょうさせんどう
instigation and abetment
示唆するしさする
to suggest; to hint
悪事を唆すあくじをそそのかす
to entice a person to do something wrong

Additional Examples

彼は私たちにとどまるように示唆した。
He suggested to us that we should stay.tatoeba
アントレの書物の事実誤認の数は、アベルが示唆した数よりも相当に少ない。
The number of errors of fact in Arendt's book are considerably fewer than Abel implies.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 唆

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