What is the Kanji for "Invite", "Tempt", and "Lead to"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Invite", "Tempt", and "Lead to", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Invite", "Tempt", and "Lead to" is "誘".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Saso".

Its onyomi reading is "Yuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "言" means "Say" and can be read as "Gen", "I", "Gon", and "Koto". And The kanji "秀" means "Excel" and "Excellent" and can be read as "Shuu" and "Hii".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "誘" mean in japanese?

"誘" means "Invite", "Tempt", and "Lead to".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

誘う: "Invite". The Japanese verb '誘う (さそう)' means 'to invite'. This verb is used when asking someone to join or accompany you to an event, activity, or location. It carries a nuance of politeness and hospitality, as the inviter is making an effort to include the other person. Example sentences: Let's go to the park - (公園に誘いましょう). I invited my friend to the party - (友達をパーティーに誘いました).

誘導: "Guidance". The noun '誘導 (ゆうどう)' means 'guidance'. This word refers to the act of directing, leading, or showing the way to someone. It can be used in contexts such as directing traffic, guiding a new employee, or providing instructions. For example: The security guard provided guidance to the lost visitor - (警備員が迷子の来客に誘導した). The teacher's guidance helped the student succeed - (先生の誘導で生徒は成功した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ゆ" is read as "yu". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "さ" is read as "sa". And The hiragana "そ" is read as "so".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.