誘う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

誘

Verb

誘う (godan conjugation, hiragana さそう, romaji sasou)

1. To invite.

Usage notes

• (someone – を) (something – に) 誘う

  to invite (someone) (to do something).

  • 散歩に誘う to tempt (someone) to ramble
• (someone – を) (someplace – へ) 誘う

  to invite (someone) ((to go) somewhere).

  Note: the "place" can refer to some kind of activity location, e.g., 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).

Verb

誘う (godan conjugation, hiragana いざなう, romaji izanau)

1. To invite.
2. To tempt; to coerce.