Kanji 誘: entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure

Key takeaways

Kanji 誘: entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

誘

Meaning

enticeleadtemptinviteaskcall forseduceallure

On reading

ユウ

Kun reading

さそ.ういざな.う

Radical

言

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 誘

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

Kanji structure breakdown

誘

Structure breakdown

言 + 秀

Mnemonic story

Imagine using excellent (秀) words (言) to entice or invite someone. It represents using persuasive speech to lead, tempt, or call for someone's participation.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ユウ

勧誘かんゆう
invitation / solicitation / encouragement
誘導ゆうどう
guidance / leading / induction
誘惑ゆうわく
temptation / lure / enticement

Kun reading

さそ.う

誘うさそう
to invite / to ask / to tempt

Commonly used words

勧誘
かんゆう
invitation / solicitation / encouragement
誘導
ゆうどう
guidance / leading / induction
誘惑
ゆうわく
temptation / lure / enticement
誘う
さそう
to invite / to ask / to tempt

Example sentences

Example 1

友だちから食事の勧誘を受けた。

Translation

I received an invitation from a friend to have a meal.

Example 2

営業マンが商品の勧誘に来た。

Translation

A salesperson came to solicit for their product.

Example 3

交通整理で車を誘導した。

Translation

I guided the cars during the traffic control.

Example 4

先生は生徒を正しい答えに誘導した。

Translation

The teacher led the students to the correct answer.

Kanji 誘: entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

勧誘 (かんゆう): meaning and examples

誘導 (ゆうどう): meaning and examples

誘惑 (ゆうわく): meaning and examples

誘う (さそう): meaning and examples