誘う
N3さそう sasou
- to invite
- to ask
- to tempt
- to lure
- to induce
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
邀请;引诱;引发
Examples
- ウラウラとした日差しに誘われて、眠りに落ちた。The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.被和煦的阳光催着,我睡着了。
- 彼女はデートしてくれと彼に誘われた。She was asked to go out with him.他邀请她约会。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('5c39a99fa2'); // 誘う
{
"id": "5c39a99fa2",
"word": "誘う",
"reading": "さそう",
"romaji": "sasou",
"meanings": [
"to invite",
"to ask",
"to tempt",
"to lure",
"to induce"
],
"level": "N3",
"pos": [
"v5u",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1541900,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ウラウラとした日差しに誘われて、眠りに落ちた。",
"furigana": "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。",
"en": "The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.",
"tatoeba_id": 228092
},
{
"ja": "彼女はデートしてくれと彼に誘われた。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}はデートしてくれと{彼|かれ}に{誘|さそ}われた。",
"en": "She was asked to go out with him.",
"tatoeba_id": 92092
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "eacd5f3e52f9d8c953236be0900c229a43af44f434c0533995b15b9fe1e23680",
"meanings": [
"邀请",
"引诱",
"引发"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "ウラウラとした日差しに誘われて、眠りに落ちた。",
"zh": "被和煦的阳光催着,我睡着了。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女はデートしてくれと彼に誘われた。",
"zh": "他邀请她约会。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n3/5c39a99fa2",
"JMdict ent_seq 1541900; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "d006f1433566ba27d6fa10b34eb886245849f40519f1afbb611c7d15a39c7799"
}
}