Hanja Analyzer
誘

誘 — yu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
꾈 유
Romanization
yu
English
persuade, entice, induce; guide
Mandarin
yòu
Japanese on'yomi
ユウ, ユ
Japanese kun'yomi
さそ.う いざな.う
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#993 of 2,500
Strokes
14
Variant forms
唀
Radical
言 (149, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
秀
Unicode
U+8A98

Parts that make up 誘

  • 言 말씀 언, 심사 화평할 은 혀 위에 표를 더한 모양말하고 적는 일
  • 秀 빼어날 수sound 벼에 이삭이 뻗어 나온 모양빼어나다. ‘수’ 계열의 소리

How 誘 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 誘 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 言, 秀.

Korean example words with 誘

  • 유객誘客 Korean gloss: 손님을 꾐
  • 유인誘引 Korean gloss: 주의나 흥미를 일으켜 꾀어냄
  • 유발誘發 Korean gloss: 어떤 것이 다른 일을 일어나게 함
  • 유인誘因 Korean gloss: 어떤 일 또는 현상을 일으키는 원인
  • 유혹誘惑 Korean gloss: 성적인 목적을 갖고 이성(異性)을 꾐
  • 유입하다誘入 Korean gloss: 꾀어 들이다
  • 유집하다誘集 Korean gloss: 꾀어 모이게 하다
  • 유괴하다誘拐 Korean gloss: 사람을 속여서 꾀어내다
  • 권유하다勸誘 Korean gloss: 어떤 일 따위를 하도록 권하다
  • 유혹자誘惑者 Korean gloss: 유혹하는 사람
  • 유발력誘發力 Korean gloss: 다른 일이 일어나게 하는 힘
  • 유인조誘引組 Korean gloss: 적을 꾀어낼 목적으로 만든 집단

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 誘

  • 誘拐ゆうかい abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
  • 誘導ゆうどう guidance; leading; induction
  • 誘致ゆうち attraction; lure; invitation
  • 誘うさそう to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for)
  • 勧誘かんゆう invitation; solicitation; canvassing
  • 誘いさそい invitation; introduction; temptation
  • 誘惑ゆうわく temptation; allurement; lure
  • 誘因ゆういん contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive
  • 誘発ゆうはつ inducing; causing; triggering
  • 排卵誘発剤はいらんゆうはつざい ovulation-inducing drug
  • 誘い出すさそいだす to lure; to invite out
  • 誘引ゆういん enticement; inducement; attraction

Characters sharing the phonetic 秀

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “유”

Other hanja with radical 言

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