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Kanji Detail for 誘 - "invite, lure, entice"

誘

  • Meaning

    誘 means "invite, lure, entice."

    1. Invite - To request the presence of.

    2. Lure - To entice; to attract.

    3. Induce - To lead to; to cause.

    4. Guide - To direct; to lead.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    entice; lead; tempt; invite; ask; call for; seduce; allure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    persuade, entice, induce; guide

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (literary) to induce; to entice

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to tempt, to persuade, to entice; guide

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

    Using good words to persuade people to come to oneself. Guiding people toward good with virtue and righteousness is called 誘. Such as saying a good teacher is 循循善誘 (patient and systematic guidance). Using treacherous means to trap people in evil is also called 誘. Such as 引誘良家子弟 (enticing children from good families), and the like.
  • Onyomitip

    yu(ゆ) ゆ

  • Kunyomitip

    izana.u(いざなう) いざなう

    obi.ku(おびく) おびく

    saso.u(さそう) さそう

  • Strokestip

    14 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords
    invite lure entice attract tempt seduce coax persuade induce guide lead beckon call draw appeal encourage prompt trigger cause

Sentences including 誘

  • They invited her to go to the party.

  • I'll call for you at 8 tomorrow morning.

  • Give me a rain-check.

  • I'll call for you at eight tomorrow morning.

  • She was asked to go out with him.

  • Men are subject to temptation.

  • The story brought tears to her eyes.

  • I'll call for you at 8 tomorrow morning.

  • This music is so beautiful that it brings tears to my eyes.

  • I'll call for you at eight tomorrow morning.

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