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使嗾 (しそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
instigation ; incitement
Refers to the act of urging or manipulating someone to do something, often with a negative connotation. Commonly used in legal or formal contexts. The verb form is しそうする.
そう
罪ざい
で
起き
訴そ
さ
れ
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He was indicted for incitement.
Written forms 使嗾 Usage 90% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
指嗾 Usage 10% i Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
しぞく
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana reading; considered non-standard and rarely used.
Kanji 使 use, send on a mission, order 嗾 sic'em, egg on, instigate 指 finger, point to, indicate Similar words 扇せん 動どう 扇動 is more common and often implies agitation or stirring up a group, while しそう focuses on secretly urging an individual to act.
教きょう 唆さ 教唆 is a legal term for abetment or instigation, similar to しそう but more technical and frequently used in criminal law.
Etymology The kanji 使嗾 literally mean 'use' and 'incite', reflecting the meaning of instigation. The reading しそう is the standard on'yomi. The irregular reading しぞく may be a historical or dialectal variant, but its origin is uncertain.
