The kanji 誘: meaning, readings and stroke order

誘

Meaning: invite, lead
On reading: ユウ yuu
Kun reading: さそ（う） sasou
Strokes: 14
Radical: 言 speech
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: rủ, dẫn dắt (dụ)
Japanese: さそう。みちびく。
Korean: 권하다, 이끌다 (유)
Chinese: 邀请、引导 (诱)

Readings, words and example sentences

ユウ yuu · on reading · less common

誘ゆう導どう
guiding, directing
客を出口へ 誘ゆう導どうします。
Staff guide the guests to the exit.

さそ（う） sasou · kun reading

誘さそう
to invite, to ask (someone) to come along
友だちを映画に 誘さそいます。
I ask my friend to go see a movie with me.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.