誘う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
誘
さそ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さそう [sàsóú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠so̞ɯ̟]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「誘う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		誘う さそう [sàsóú]
Imperative (命令形) 誘え さそえ [sàsóé]
Key constructions
Passive 誘われる さそわれる [sàsówárérú]
Causative 誘わせる さそわせる [sàsówásérú]
Potential 誘える さそえる [sàsóérú]
Volitional 誘おう さそおー [sàsóóꜜò]
Negative 誘わない さそわない [sàsówánáí]
Negative perfective 誘わなかった さそわなかった [sàsówánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 誘います さそいます [sàsóímáꜜsù]
Perfective 誘った さそった [sàsóttá]
Conjunctive 誘って さそって [sàsótté]
Hypothetical conditional 誘えば さそえば [sàsóéꜜbà]

Verb

誘(さそ)う • (sasou) ←さそふ (sasofu)?transitive godan (stem 誘(さそ)い (sasoi), past 誘(さそ)った (sasotta))

  1. to invite
    Synonyms: 招く (maneku), 招待する (shōtai suru)
    好(す)きな子(こ)をデートに誘(さそ)う
    suki na ko o dēto ni sasou
    to invite one's crush out on a date
  2. to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce
    ウラウラとした日差(ひざ)しに誘(さそ)われて、眠(ねむ)りに落(お)ちた。
    Uraura toshita hizashi ni sasowarete, nemuri ni ochita.
    The soft gentle sunlight beckoned me off to sleep.
  3. to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke
    涙(なみだ)を誘(さそ)う
    namida o sasō
    to evoke tears
Usage notes
  • someoneをsomethingに誘う — invite someone to do something
    誰(だれ)かを散歩(さんぽ)に誘(さそ)う
    dareka o sanpo ni sasou
    invite someone out for a stroll
  • someoneをsomeplaceへ誘う — invite someone to go somewhere
    • The place can refer to some kind of activity location, such as a concert or a play.
  • someoneからsomethingに誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to do something
  • someoneからsomeplaceへ誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to someplace

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
誘
いざな
Grade: S
kun'yomi

From the exclamation いざ (iza, “come!, join in”) + verb-forming suffix なふ (nafu).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いざなう [ìzánáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [iza̠na̠ɯ̟]

Verb

誘(いざな)う • (izanau) ←いざなふ (izanafu)?transitive godan (stem 誘(いざな)い (izanai), past 誘(いざな)った (izanatta))

  1. (dated or poetic) to invite
    人(ひと)を悪(あく)の道(みち)へ誘(いざな)う
    hito o aku no michi e izanau
    to lure someone to the path of wrongdoing
  2. to tempt; to coerce
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “誘”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
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