勧誘|かんゆうkan'yuu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbinvitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion; encouragement
    Cold calls are the primary function of the telemarketing department.
Conjugation
Dictionary form勧誘する(かんゆうする)
Polite (masu)勧誘します(かんゆうします)
Negative (nai)勧誘しない(かんゆうしない)
polite (masen)勧誘しません(かんゆうしません)
classical zu / nu勧誘せず・勧誘せぬ(かんゆうせず・かんゆうせぬ)
Past (ta)勧誘した(かんゆうした)
polite (mashita)勧誘しました(かんゆうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)勧誘しなかった(かんゆうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)勧誘しませんでした(かんゆうしませんでした)
Te form勧誘して(かんゆうして)
Potential勧誘できる(かんゆうできる)
Passive勧誘される(かんゆうされる)
Causative勧誘させる(かんゆうさせる)
Causative passive勧誘させられる(かんゆうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)勧誘すれば(かんゆうすれば)
tara勧誘したら(かんゆうしたら)
Volitional勧誘しよう(かんゆうしよう)
polite (mashou)勧誘しましょう(かんゆうしましょう)
Imperative勧誘しろ(かんゆうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym誘いさそいNeutralAsking someone to do something together; can also mean temptation. 「勧誘」 usually means recruiting or sales pitches and sounds businesslike.
  • Related招待しょうたいNeutralInviting someone as a guest and entertaining them, e.g. 「パーティーに招待する」; 「勧誘」 is about persuading people to join or buy.
  • Related招きまねきNeutralThe act of inviting or attracting someone, e.g. 「友人の招きで」; 「勧誘」 focuses on persuading people to join an organization or buy products.
  • Related招請しょうせいFormalFormal: respectfully inviting someone to come, such as experts, lecturers, or foreign guests; 「勧誘」 is recruiting or selling.
  • Related招致しょうちWrittenWritten style: bringing or inviting people over, or bidding to host an event, as in 「五輪招致」; 「勧誘」 is persuading people to join or buy.
  • Antonym拒絶きょぜつNeutralRefusing or rejecting outright; the opposite of 「勧誘」, which urges people to join or buy.
  • Antonym断ることわるNeutralA verb meaning to refuse or decline; the most common everyday word and the opposite of 「勧誘」, as in 「勧誘を断る」.

Use 「勧誘」 for persuading someone to join an organization or buy something, as in 「新聞の勧誘」. For inviting guests, use 「招待」; for casual invitations, 「誘い」; for formal invitations, 「招請」. To refuse, say 「断る」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 人ひとに対たいし、組織そしきへの加入かにゅうや商品しょうひんの購入こうにゅうなどの行為こういを勧すすめて誘さそうこと。
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