誘う

• 読み: さそう
• ローマ字: sasou
• 漢字の分解: 誘 (yū/saso) — invite, lure, tempt
• 発音: /sa.soː/

意味

To invite (someone to do something with you); to tempt; to lure. Used when asking someone to join an activity.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the う row. The most natural verb for casually inviting someone to do something together — meals, outings, events. Also used for tempting or enticing (眠りに誘う = to lure into sleep). The passive 誘われる (to be invited) is very common. Differs from 招待する, which is a more formal invitation.

例文

1. 友達を映画に誘ったら喜んでくれた。
2. 春の暖かさに誘われて散歩に出かけた。
3. 今度の飲み会に田中さんも誘おうよ。

使い方ガイド

場面: social life, friendships, daily life

トーン: friendly

起源と歴史

The kanji 誘 combines 言 (speech radical) and 秀 (excel/outstanding). Words that draw someone out — speech that leads or entices.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal