誘う

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さそう [sàsóú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠so̞ɯ̟ᵝ]

• 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).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いざな​う [ìzánáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [iza̠na̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

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

• イザナギ (Izanagi)
• イザナミ (Izanami)