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そそる (sosoru) Japanese meaning: excite | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation そそる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary そそる そそらない Polite そそります そそりません Past polite そそりました そそりませんでした Past そそった そそらなかった Te-form そそって そそらないで Desire そそりたい そそりたくない Potential そそれる そそれない Passive そそられる そそられない Causative そそらせる そそらせない Causative passive そそらせられる also そそらされる そそらせられない also そそらされない Volitional そそろう Polite volitional そそりましょう Imperative そそれ そそるな Conditional そそれば そそらなければ Tara conditional そそったら そそらなかったら
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That smell stimulates my appetite.
His story aroused my curiosity.
The trailer for that movie tempts me to watch it.
Usage patterns 食しょく 欲よく をそそる to stimulate one's appetite
The smell of grilled meat is making me hungry.
興きょう 味み をそそる to arouse someone's interest
That news piqued a lot of people's interest.
好こう 奇き 心しん をそそる to pique someone's curiosity
This museum's exhibit sparks children's curiosity.
涙なみだ をそそる to bring someone to tears
That movie brought many viewers to tears.
笑わら いをそそる to provoke laughter
His comment got the whole venue laughing.
Kanji 唆 tempt, seduce, instigate Related words 刺激する is a more formal, general word for 'to stimulate', while そそる is colloquial and often implies a tempting or enticing quality.
誘う means 'to invite' or 'to tempt' someone toward an action, while そそる focuses on arousing an internal feeling or desire without necessarily inviting action.
掻き立てる is a more literary way to say 'stir up' feelings, whereas そそる is the everyday, casual equivalent.
煽る means 'to incite' or 'fan the flames of' a feeling, often with a negative or agitating nuance, while そそる is more neutral or positive, like tempting an appetite.
惹く is used for attracting attention, sympathy or interest in general, while そそる is a casual verb specifically paired with things like 興味 or 食欲 to mean 'to arouse'.
Written forms そそる Usage 97%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 唆る is rare.
唆そそ る Usage 3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should prefer the kana spelling.
Etymology The origin is uncertain. It may be related to the mimetic word そそそ, suggesting a light, stimulating sensation, but the exact derivation is unclear.
