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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure

14 strokes · frequency rank #993

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Kun
さそ.う、いざな.う

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Common words

  1. ゆうかいabduction; kidnapping; kidnaping1
    • I was abducted by aliens.

    • The prosecution condemned the defendant for kidnapping a child.

    • That child may have been kidnapped on his way home.

  2. ゆうどうguidance; leading; induction; introduction2
    • A pilot guides the ship toward the port.

    • The jet plane landed following the instructions of the control tower.

  3. ゆうちattraction; lure; invitation3
  4. さそうto invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along4
    • The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.

    • How about a rain check?

    • Give me a rain-check.

  5. かんゆうinvitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing5
    • Cold calls are the primary function of the telemarketing department.

    • I'm already used to invitations to participate in club activities.

    • He solicited our votes.

  6. さそいinvitation; introduction6
    • Robert was so busy he had to turn down an invitation to play golf.

    • I declined his invitation to dinner.

    • Would you please allow me to treat you to dinner next week?

  7. ゆうわくtemptation; allurement; lure; enticement7
    • Don't yield to any temptation.

    • He gave in to the temptation.

    • The big cities are full of allurements.

  8. ゆういんcontributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive8
  9. ゆういんenticement; inducement; attraction9
  10. ゆうばくinduced explosion; secondary explosion10

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