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Kanji Detail for 唆 - "to incite, to tempt, to entice"

唆

  • Meaning

    唆 means "to incite, to tempt, to entice."

    1. Incite - To urge to action.

    2. Instigate - To provoke; to stir up.

    3. Tempt - To entice toward wrongdoing.

  • Words using 唆

    • 示唆 しさ Listen suggestion; hint; implication

  • Four-character idioms with 唆

    • 教唆扇動 きょうさせんどう Listen instigation and abetment

  • Tattoo check: 唆

    • Verified meaning: to incite, to tempt, to entice
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tempt; seduce; instigate; promote

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    make mischief, incite, instigate

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) to incite; to instigate

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to make mischief; to instigate, to incite

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Inciting someone to do something is called 唆. Such as inciting litigation is called 唆訟.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    soso.ru(そそ-る) そそ-る

    sosonoka.su(そそのか-す) そそのか-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to incite to tempt to entice encourage provoke instigate allurement coaxing inducement influence manipulation motivation persuasion prompting provocation seduction stimulation stir suggestion urge

Sentences including 唆

  • It is the snake that tempts Eve.

  • He suggested to us that we should stay.

  • Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.

  • He simply shrugged off my suggestion.

  • I think this content is still thought-provoking in recent days.

  • The number of errors of fact in Arendt's book are considerably fewer than Abel implies.

  • "Act now!" he said, and in addition to his obvious meaning, he hinted that there were number of other important reasons why immediate action was needed.

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