Meaning of 誘惑 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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誘惑JLPT 1
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Kana Readingゆうわく
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Romajiyūwaku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- temptation; allurement; lure; seduction
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Example Sentences
誘惑, ゆうわく used in context
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誘惑に負けてはいけない。
You must not yield to temptation.
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It's hard to resist temptation.
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彼女を誘惑しようとして、失敗したことで、彼が見当違いをしていることがわかった。彼女は二人の子供の母親だったから。
His vain efforts to seduce her showed he was barking up the wrong tree; she was a mother of two tots.
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Trying to tempt her, I gazed into her face.
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I tried in vain to seduce her.
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She gave way to the temptation to buy the jewel.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure
On: ユウ, イウ
Kun: さそ.う, いざな.う
14 strokes
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