誘
誘 — Entice
entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for
On’yomiユウ (yuu)
Kun’yomiさそう (sasou)
Kun’yomiいざなう (izanau)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 誘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誘拐 | ゆうかい yuukai | abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう yuudou | guidance; leading; induction |
| 誘致 | ゆうち yuuchi | attraction; lure; invitation |
| 誘う | さそう sasou | to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for) |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう kanyuu | invitation; solicitation; canvassing |
| 誘い | さそい sasoi | invitation; introduction; temptation |
Study notes
誘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #993 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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