誘う

• (Tokyo) さそう (Heiban – )^[1]
• IPA^(key):

誘(さそ)う • (sasou) ^{←さそふ (sasofu)?}transitive godan (stem 誘(さそ)い (sasoi), past 誘(さそ)った (sasotta))

1. to invite

   Synonyms: 招く (maneku), 招待する (shōtai suru)

   好(す)きな子(こ)をデートに誘(さそ)う

   suki na ko o dēto ni sasou

   to invite one's crush out on a date

2. to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce

   ウラウラとした日差(ひざ)しに誘(さそ)われて、眠(ねむ)りに落(お)ちた。

   Uraura toshita hizashi ni sasowarete, nemuri ni ochita.

   The soft gentle sunlight beckoned me off to sleep.

3. to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke

   涙(なみだ)を誘(さそ)う

   namida o sasō

   to evoke tears

• someoneをsomethingに誘う — invite someone to do something

  誰(だれ)かを散歩(さんぽ)に誘(さそ)う

  dareka o sanpo ni sasou

  invite someone out for a stroll

• someoneをsomeplaceへ誘う — invite someone to go somewhere
  • The place can refer to some kind of activity location, such as a concert or a play.
• someoneからsomethingに誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to do something
• someoneからsomeplaceへ誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to someplace

From the exclamation いざ (iza, “come!, join in”) + verb-forming suffix なふ (nafu).^[2]

• (Tokyo) いざなう (Nakadaka – )^[1]
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誘(いざな)う • (izanau) ^{←いざなふ (izanafu)?}transitive godan (stem 誘(いざな)い (izanai), past 誘(いざな)った (izanatta))

1. (dated or poetic) to invite

   人(ひと)を悪(あく)の道(みち)へ誘(いざな)う

   hito o aku no michi e izanau

   to lure someone to the path of wrongdoing

2. to tempt; to coerce

• イザナギ (Izanagi)
• イザナミ (Izanami)