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そそのかす (sosonokasu) Japanese meaning: instigate | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation そそのかす · godan verb (-su)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary そそのかす そそのかさない Polite そそのかします そそのかしません Past polite そそのかしました そそのかしませんでした Past そそのかした そそのかさなかった Te-form そそのかして そそのかさないで Desire そそのかしたい そそのかしたくない Potential そそのかせる そそのかせない Passive そそのかされる そそのかされない Causative そそのかさせる そそのかさせない Causative passive そそのかさせられる そそのかさせられない Volitional そそのかそう Polite volitional そそのかしましょう Imperative そそのかせ そそのかすな Conditional そそのかせば そそのかさなければ Tara conditional そそのかしたら そそのかさなかったら
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友とも 達だち に そそのかさ れ て 、 万まん 引び き を し て しまっ た 。
I was tempted by a friend and ended up shoplifting.
He instigated his colleagues to oppose the boss.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 唆そそのか して 〈 事こと 〉 をさせる to incite someone into doing something
He talked his friend into shoplifting.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 〈 事こと 〉 に 唆そそのか す to incite someone toward (a crime, misdeed, etc.)
She goaded her younger brother into committing a crime.
巧たく みな 言こと 葉ば で 唆そそのか す to incite someone with clever/persuasive words
He used clever words to talk his subordinate into it.
Expressions 悪あく 事じ を 唆そそのか す entice someone to do wrong; tempt into wrongdoing Kanji 唆 tempt, seduce, instigate 嗾 sic'em, egg on, instigate Related words· 7 教唆する is a formal, often legal term for inciting someone to commit a crime, while そそのかす is the everyday word for talking someone into doing something ill-advised.
扇動する is more about agitating a group into action, often political or collective, while そそのかす is usually directed at an individual and often carries a negative, manipulative nuance.
誘惑する focuses on tempting someone with an attractive offer or desire, whereas そそのかす emphasizes verbal persuasion to do something, often with a pushy or cunning tone.
誑かす means to deceive or mislead someone into believing something false, while そそのかす directly urges someone toward an action rather than tricking their beliefs.
Show 3 more そそのかす means to incite or tempt someone into something questionable or secretive, while 煽てる is lighter, using flattery to get someone moving.
唆す focuses on tempting or persuading someone into a specific (often bad) act, whereas 煽る can also mean whipping up general emotion or unrest.
唆す specifically means to incite someone into doing something bad, while 誘う in its tempting sense can be milder or even neutral.
Don't confuse with 促す is a neutral verb meaning to urge or prompt someone to act, whereas そそのかす specifically implies pushing someone toward something wrong or unwise.
そそのかす means to incite or instigate someone into doing something (often bad), which is easy to confuse with そそられる (to have one's interest piqued) due to their similar sound.
唆す shares the kanji 唆 and a similar sound with そそる but means 'to instigate someone into doing something (often bad)', unlike そそる's sense of arousing a feeling or desire.
Written forms そそのかす Usage 75%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 唆す is also common.
唆そそのか す Usage 24%
唆そその かす Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used.
嗾そそのか す
Etymology The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the old verb そそく (to incite) with an emphatic suffix, but the exact derivation is unclear.
