誘 – entice, lead, tempt

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#993 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 誘 means entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ユウ (yuu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さそ.う、いざな.う (sasou, izanau). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ユウ	yuu
Kun’yomi	さそ.う	sasou
Kun’yomi	いざな.う	izanau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 乃・禾・言・ノ.

Words using 誘

誘うさそうto invite勧誘かんゆうinvitation誘導ゆうどうguidance誘惑ゆうわくtemptation

Example sentences

ウラウラとした日差しに誘われて、眠りに落ちた。

The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.

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顧客に対する勧誘の電話が、テレマーケティング部の主要業務である。

Cold calls are the primary function of the telemarketing department.

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水先案内人は船を港に誘導する。

A pilot guides the ship toward the port.

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Kanji with the same radical

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