expression, godan verb (-u)
lead astray; lure into evil ways
Rare, literary expression for tempting someone into wrongdoing or a corrupt path. Often used in moral or cautionary contexts.
彼は悪の道へ誘われて、犯罪に手を染めた。
He was led astray and got involved in crime.
Means 'to go astray' or 'to err in one's path', focusing on the result rather than the act of luring. 悪の道へ誘う emphasizes the active tempting by someone or something.
A fixed phrase composed of 悪 (evil), 道 (path), へ (toward), and 誘う (to invite/lure). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of moralistic expressions in Japanese.