誘 Kanji – entice
The Japanese kanji 誘 can mean entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure.
Meaning and Readings
How is 誘 read?
誘 has the onyomi reading ユウ and the kunyomi readings さそう, いざなう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as yuu, sasou, izanau.
Common Japanese Words Using 誘
These common Japanese words contain 誘. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 勧誘（かんゆう） — invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement
- 誘い（さそい） — invitation, introduction
- 誘い水（さそいみず） — pump priming
- 誘う（さそう） — to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along
- 誘因（ゆういん） — contributing cause, exciting cause, incentive, motive
- 誘拐（ゆうかい） — abduction, kidnapping, kidnaping
- 誘致（ゆうち） — attraction, lure, invitation
- 誘導（ゆうどう） — guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement
- 誘発（ゆうはつ） — inducing, causing, triggering, giving rise to
- 誘惑（ゆうわく） — temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction
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