Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 挑発する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 挑ちょう 発はつ する 挑ちょう 発はつ しない Polite 挑ちょう 発はつ します 挑ちょう 発はつ しません Past polite 挑ちょう 発はつ しました 挑ちょう 発はつ しませんでした Past 挑ちょう 発はつ した 挑ちょう 発はつ しなかった Te-form 挑ちょう 発はつ して 挑ちょう 発はつ しないで Desire 挑ちょう 発はつ したい 挑ちょう 発はつ したくない Potential 挑ちょう 発はつ できる 挑ちょう 発はつ できない Passive 挑ちょう 発はつ される 挑ちょう 発はつ されない Causative 挑ちょう 発はつ させる 挑ちょう 発はつ させない Causative passive 挑ちょう 発はつ させられる 挑ちょう 発はつ させられない Volitional 挑ちょう 発はつ しよう Polite volitional 挑ちょう 発はつ しましょう Imperative 挑ちょう 発はつ しろ 挑ちょう 発はつ するな Conditional 挑ちょう 発はつ すれば 挑ちょう 発はつ しなければ Tara conditional 挑ちょう 発はつ したら 挑ちょう 発はつ しなかったら
Kanji 挑 challenge, contend for, make love to 発 departure, discharge, publish 撥 brush up, reject, exclude Related words 刺激 is a broad, often neutral term for stimulation or excitement, while 挑発 specifically implies a deliberate, often hostile act of provocation.
扇動 refers to inciting a crowd or group to action (e.g. rebellion), whereas 挑発 targets an individual or group to provoke a direct emotional reaction.
挑発する means to deliberately provoke or incite someone, while 怒らせる focuses on the result of making that person angry, whether intentional or not.
挑発する stresses deliberately provoking a reaction from a specific person, while 煽る can target crowds or emotions more diffusely.
Don't confuse with 挑戦 means 'challenge' (e.g. taking on a task or opponent), while 挑発 means 'provocation' (deliberately stirring up anger or a reaction); the two share the kanji 挑 but differ in meaning.
挑発する means to provoke or incite someone's reaction, whereas 挑む means to directly challenge someone to a contest or task.
Word family provocative; incendiary; inflammatory · suggestive; lascivious; risqué
war provocation; warmongering; aggression
provocative act; provocative behavior
oppositional defiant disorder; ODD
Written forms 挑ちょう 発はつ Usage 100%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency news and common usage.
挑ちょう 撥はつ Usage <1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 撥 is not a jōyō kanji and this spelling is largely obsolete.
Etymology Compound of 挑 (chō, 'challenge, provoke') and 発 (hatsu, 'emit, start'). The rare form 挑撥 uses 撥 (hatsu, 'brush aside, stir up'), which carries a similar meaning but is not standard.
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