Tempt in Japanese

"tempt" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

唆す

sosonokasu

唆tempt, seduce+すnot in this dictionary

2 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "tempt". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

tempt, seduce, instigate, promote

Reading: sa

10 strokes

Where it comes from

Composed of mouth and phonetic. Instigating with mouth.

What it carries

Tempt, suggest, incite. Represents instigating.

Related kanji for "tempt"

tempt

yuu · nature, wisdom

Combines 'speech' (言) with 'excel/lead' (秀), meaning to guide or invite through words. Used for both positive guidance and negative enticement.

The most common kanji for "tempt" is 唆, read as sa. It means tempt, seduce, instigate. Related kanji: 誘 (tempt).

唆 has 10 strokes.