Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 扇動する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 扇せん 動どう する 扇せん 動どう しない Polite 扇せん 動どう します 扇せん 動どう しません Past polite 扇せん 動どう しました 扇せん 動どう しませんでした Past 扇せん 動どう した 扇せん 動どう しなかった Te-form 扇せん 動どう して 扇せん 動どう しないで Desire 扇せん 動どう したい 扇せん 動どう したくない Potential 扇せん 動どう できる 扇せん 動どう できない Passive 扇せん 動どう される 扇せん 動どう されない Causative 扇せん 動どう させる 扇せん 動どう させない Causative passive 扇せん 動どう させられる 扇せん 動どう させられない Volitional 扇せん 動どう しよう Polite volitional 扇せん 動どう しましょう Imperative 扇せん 動どう しろ 扇せん 動どう するな Conditional 扇せん 動どう すれば 扇せん 動どう しなければ Tara conditional 扇せん 動どう したら 扇せん 動どう しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 扇せん 動どう する to incite someone (to act)
He incited the workers and caused them to go on strike.
暴ぼう 動どう を 扇せん 動どう する to incite a riot
The speech was condemned for inciting a riot.
民みん 衆しゅう を 扇せん 動どう する to incite the masses/public
The leader incited the public to protest against the government.
〈 事こと 〉 を 扇せん 動どう する 罪つみ the crime of inciting (something)
He was arrested for the crime of inciting terrorism.
Related words· 6 教唆 is a formal legal term for instigating a specific crime, while 扇動 refers more broadly to stirring up emotions or mass action.
挑発 means direct, confrontational provocation aimed at an individual, while 扇動 targets a crowd or movement to incite unrest.
煽る is a common verb meaning to fan or incite (feelings, action), less formal and more general than the noun/する -verb 扇動 .
扇動 is a formal, often political term for deliberately inciting people to action, whereas 煽り is the more casual word for stirring up emotions or a fight.
Show 2 more Show fewer 扇動する is a formal, explicit verb for agitating or inciting people, whereas 扇ぐ 's incitement sense is vaguer and much less commonly used today.
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.
Word family demagogue; agitator
agitator; rabble-rouser
instigation and abetment
demagoguery; demagogy
Written forms 扇せん 動どう Usage 38%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in news and formal contexts.
煽せん 動どう Usage 62%
Alternate kanji form; 煽 carries a nuance of 'fanning' or 'stirring up', but 扇動 is more frequent.
Etymology Compound of 扇 (fan, stir up) and 動 (move, stir). The spelling 煽動 uses 煽 (fan, inflame), which reinforces the sense of agitating or inciting.
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