JLPT N3 · Verb

誘う (sasou)

誘う (さそう, sasou) is a Japanese verb meaning “to invite; to ask (someone to do)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: さそう
Romaji: sasou
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along · godan verb, transitive
to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce · godan verb, transitive
to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke · godan verb, transitive

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 誘う

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	誘う	さそう sasou
Polite (~masu)	誘います	さそいます sasoimasu
Negative	誘わない	さそわない sasowanai
Polite negative	誘いません	さそいません sasoimasen
Past	誘った	さそった sasotta
Polite past	誘いました	さそいました sasoimashita
Negative past	誘わなかった	さそわなかった sasowanakatta
Te-form	誘って	さそって sasotte
Potential	誘える	さそえる sasoeru
Passive	誘われる	さそわれる sasowareru
Causative	誘わせる	さそわせる sasowaseru
Volitional	誘おう	さそおう sasoou
Imperative	誘え	さそえ sasoe
Conditional (~ba)	誘えば	さそえば sasoeba

Kanji in 誘う

誘

entice, lead, temptユウ・さそ.う・いざな.う · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 誘う.

勧誘かんゆうinvitation誘導ゆうどうguidance誘惑ゆうわくtemptation

Source: JMdict entry 1541900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.