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誘

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Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingユウ
Kun readingさそ.う、いざな.う
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to invite
  2. to ask (someone to do)
  3. to call (for)
  4. to take (someone) along
  5. to tempt

Popular Usage

誘う勧誘

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · excel · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · fist · from

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 982

Compound words

誘うさそう
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along; to tempt
勧誘かんゆう
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement
誘いさそい
invitation; introduction; temptation
誘因ゆういん
contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
誘拐ゆうかい
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
誘致ゆうち
attraction; lure; invitation
誘導ゆうどう
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement
誘発ゆうはつ
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
誘惑ゆうわく
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
誘い水さそいみず
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark; trigger
勧誘員かんゆういん
canvasser
誘蛾灯ゆうがとう
light trap (for killing insects)
誘拐罪ゆうかいざい
(the crime of) kidnapping (kidnaping)
誘拐犯ゆうかいはん
kidnapper
誘い合うさそいあう
to ask each other
誘い出すさそいだす
to lure
誘拐犯人ゆうかいはんにん
a kidnapper
誘導するゆうどうする
to guide
誘発するゆうはつする
to induc
誘いかけるさそいかける
to ask (someone to do)
誘い掛けるさそいかける
to ask (someone to do)
略取誘拐罪りゃくしゅゆうかいざい
kidnapping
悪の道へ誘うあくのみちへいざなう
to lead astray
誘いをかけるさそいをかける
to invite

Additional Examples

彼は彼女を昼食に誘おうと言い出した。
He proposed asking her to lunch.tatoeba
彼は彼女を音楽会へ誘った。
He invited her to go to the concert.tatoeba
- 相手の同情を誘う。
It is a skill to raise sympathy.wiki
涙を誘うばかりの決定的な場面で
At the peak of the performance moving the audience to tearswiki

Stroke Order

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Practice Writing 誘

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