誘 — entice, lead, tempt

さそう誘 entice

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 14 strokes

U+8A98 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #993 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #982 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

entice
lead
tempt
invite
ask
call for
seduce
allure

word

さそ saso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

誘(さそ) う sasou to invite お誘(さそ) い osasoi invitation 誘(さそ) い sasoi invitation

ゆう yuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

誘(ゆう) 導(どう) yuudou guidance 誘(ゆう) 拐(かい) yuukai kidnapping 勧(かん) 誘(ゆう) kanyuu solicitation 誘(ゆう) 惑(わく) yuuwaku temptation 誘(ゆう) 致(ち) yuuchi attraction 誘(ゆう) 発(はつ) yuuhatsu inducement

Stroke order

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Components

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