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勧誘 (かんゆう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 勧誘する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 勧かん 誘ゆう する 勧かん 誘ゆう しない Polite 勧かん 誘ゆう します 勧かん 誘ゆう しません Past polite 勧かん 誘ゆう しました 勧かん 誘ゆう しませんでした Past 勧かん 誘ゆう した 勧かん 誘ゆう しなかった Te-form 勧かん 誘ゆう して 勧かん 誘ゆう しないで Desire 勧かん 誘ゆう したい 勧かん 誘ゆう したくない Potential 勧かん 誘ゆう できる 勧かん 誘ゆう できない Passive 勧かん 誘ゆう される 勧かん 誘ゆう されない Causative 勧かん 誘ゆう させる 勧かん 誘ゆう させない Causative passive 勧かん 誘ゆう させられる 勧かん 誘ゆう させられない Volitional 勧かん 誘ゆう しよう Polite volitional 勧かん 誘ゆう しましょう Imperative 勧かん 誘ゆう しろ 勧かん 誘ゆう するな Conditional 勧かん 誘ゆう すれば 勧かん 誘ゆう しなければ Tara conditional 勧かん 誘ゆう したら 勧かん 誘ゆう しなかったら
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新しん
入にゅう
生せい
に
サークル
へ
の
勧かん
誘ゆう
を
始はじ
め
た
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We started recruiting new students for the club.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 事こと 〉 に 勧かん 誘ゆう する to recruit/invite someone to join something
He recruited his friend to join the club.
勧かん 誘ゆう を 受う ける to receive a solicitation
I got a solicitation call from an unknown number.
勧かん 誘ゆう を 断ことわ る to turn down a solicitation
I turned down the insurance sales pitch.
勧かん 誘ゆう に 応おう じる to comply with/accept a solicitation
She agreed to attend the seminar after being invited.
Kanji 勧 persuade, recommend, advise Related words· 6 招待 is a polite invitation to a specific event or place, while 勧誘 emphasizes persistently urging someone to join or participate.
誘い is a casual, personal invitation between individuals, whereas 勧誘 is a more formal, often organized act of recruitment or solicitation.
説得 means persuading someone to change their mind or take an action through reasoning, while 勧誘 means inviting or soliciting someone to join something, like a club or service.
勧誘する is a formal term for soliciting or recruiting someone (e.g. for membership or sales), whereas 誘う is a general everyday verb for inviting.
Show 2 more 勧誘 means soliciting or recruiting people to join something (like a club or service), while 誘致 means attracting organizations or events to a place.
勧誘する specifically means to solicit or invite someone to join something (like a club or service), while 勧める is broader and covers any kind of recommendation.
Don't confuse with 勧誘 means actively inviting or urging someone to join something, while 誘導 means guiding or leading someone (or something) in a direction, without necessarily involving persuasion to participate.
勧誘 is a persuasive invitation to join or buy something, while 勧告 is a formal official recommendation or warning to take a certain action.
勧誘 means active solicitation or invitation (e.g. to join something), while 勧め is a milder suggestion or recommendation.
Word family canvasser; door-to-door solicitor; traveling salesman
unsolicited promotion; uninvited solicitation
theater-style solicitation; fraudulent investment scheme using staged presentations
Etymology Compound of 勧 (kan, 'recommend, urge') and 誘 (yū, 'invite, tempt'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of actively encouraging someone to join or participate.
