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唆 — Tempt

JLPT N110 strokesSecondary school#1278 most used
tempt, seduce, instigate, promote
On’yomi (sa)
Kun’yomiそそ (sosoru)
Kun’yomiそそのか (sosonokasu)

Stroke order (10 strokes)

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Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 唆

WordReadingMeaning
示唆しさ
shisa
suggestion; hint; implication
唆すそそのかす
sosonokasu
to instigate; to tempt; to entice
教唆きょうさ
kyousa
instigation; incitement

Study notes

唆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1278 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).

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