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誘惑 (ゆうわく, yuuwaku) Japanese meaning: temptation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 誘惑する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 誘ゆう 惑わく する 誘ゆう 惑わく しない Polite 誘ゆう 惑わく します 誘ゆう 惑わく しません Past polite 誘ゆう 惑わく しました 誘ゆう 惑わく しませんでした Past 誘ゆう 惑わく した 誘ゆう 惑わく しなかった Te-form 誘ゆう 惑わく して 誘ゆう 惑わく しないで Desire 誘ゆう 惑わく したい 誘ゆう 惑わく したくない Potential 誘ゆう 惑わく できる 誘ゆう 惑わく できない Passive 誘ゆう 惑わく される 誘ゆう 惑わく されない Causative 誘ゆう 惑わく させる 誘ゆう 惑わく させない Causative passive 誘ゆう 惑わく させられる 誘ゆう 惑わく させられない Volitional 誘ゆう 惑わく しよう Polite volitional 誘ゆう 惑わく しましょう Imperative 誘ゆう 惑わく しろ 誘ゆう 惑わく するな Conditional 誘ゆう 惑わく すれば 誘ゆう 惑わく しなければ Tara conditional 誘ゆう 惑わく したら 誘ゆう 惑わく しなかったら
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I gave in to the temptation of sweets and ended up eating cake.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 誘ゆう 惑わく する to tempt/seduce someone
He seduced his coworker with sweet talk.
誘ゆう 惑わく に 勝か つ to overcome temptation
She overcame the temptation of the cake and kept dieting.
誘ゆう 惑わく に 耐た える to resist/endure temptation
He couldn't resist the temptation of gambling.
誘ゆう 惑わく を 感かん じる to feel tempted
She felt tempted to eat one more piece.
Kanji 惑 beguile, delusion, perplexity Related words· 6 誘惑 usually implies leading someone into something indulgent or morally risky, while 魅惑 is fascination or charm that is often positive.
誘惑 carries a stronger sense of leading someone astray, whereas 誘い is a neutral, everyday invitation or suggestion.
蠱惑 is a rarer, more literary word for bewitching allure, while 誘惑 is the common word for temptation in general use.
誘惑する is the direct, common verb for tempting or seducing someone, while 惑わす is broader and can also mean to bewilder or mislead through confusion, not just temptation.
Show 2 more 誘惑する stresses tempting someone (often sexually) into doing something, while 口説く focuses on the act of verbally wooing or persuading.
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.
Don't confuse with 誘導 shares the kanji 誘 but means neutral guidance or induction, not the enticement into wrongdoing that 誘惑 implies.
誘惑 means 'temptation' (to lure someone toward something, often morally risky), while 魅惑 means 'fascination' or 'charm' without that tempting connotation.
誘拐 (kidnapping) and 誘惑 (temptation/seduction) share the kanji 誘 and look similar, but refer to completely different acts.
Etymology From 誘 (invite, tempt) and 惑 (delude, bewilder). The combination conveys leading someone into confusion or temptation.
