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誘 means 'invite'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1015   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-10    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 63 words   Used in 86 words   Used in 15 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ユウ
Kun
   さそ to invite
Kun    いざな
⿰   say; word   excellent  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 誘 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 誘 is used 83 times, read 3 ways.
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ユウ : 72 words FIND ALL
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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
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さそ : 10 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: さそう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask; to call (for)  (いざなう is arch)
2. to tempt; to lure; to induce
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いざな : 1 word FIND ALL
expression, 'u' godan verb
to lead astray; to lure a person to evil ways  (obscure term)
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An additional 3 less common words include 誘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1870  Joy o' Kanji : 1870  Key to Kanji: 1027 

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ユウ   さそ to invite   
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シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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