扇動・煽動|せんどうsendou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
扇動扇動 is the more common written form and is written entirely in kanji. It is the form learners are most likely to encounter.
煽動煽動 is a less common kanji variant of 扇動. You may encounter it in place of 扇動.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbincitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 扇動する（せんどうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 扇動します（せんどうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 扇動しない（せんどうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 扇動しません（せんどうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 扇動せず・扇動せぬ（せんどうせず・せんどうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 扇動した（せんどうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 扇動しました（せんどうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 扇動しなかった（せんどうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 扇動しませんでした（せんどうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 扇動して（せんどうして） |
| Potential | 扇動できる（せんどうできる） |
| Passive | 扇動される（せんどうされる） |
| Causative | 扇動させる（せんどうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 扇動させられる（せんどうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 扇動すれば（せんどうすれば） |
| tara | 扇動したら（せんどうしたら） |
| Volitional | 扇動しよう（せんどうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 扇動しましょう（せんどうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 扇動しろ（せんどうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym煽るあおるNeutralA verb: to incite, but also literally to fan or flap in the wind. Common in speech, while 「扇動」 is a noun that leans toward stirring up crowds.
- SynonymそそのかすNeutralTo tempt or entice someone into wrongdoing, as in 「悪事を唆す」; aimed at individuals, and works both in public and in private.
- Synonym教唆きょうさNeutralA legal term for instigating a crime, as in 「殺人教唆」; its focus is on leading particular people to commit an offense.
- Synonym煽り立てるあおりたてるNeutralTo fan hard or whip up feelings intensely; stresses the force of the stirring. Colloquial in flavor.
- SynonymけしかけるNeutralTo egg someone on or set (a dog) on someone; used for goading individuals rather than rousing a crowd.
- SynonymアジるCasualSlang clipped from 「アジテーション」; to agitate or stir people up. Strictly colloquial.
- SynonymアジテーションNeutralLoanword for agitation, heard mainly in political movements; 「扇動」 is the Sino-Japanese equivalent.
- Related駆り立てるかりたてるNeutralTo drive or compel someone to do something, as in 「不安に駆り立てられる」.
- Related促すうながすNeutralTo prompt or urge, as in 「注意を促す」; neutral and free of any negative nuance.
- Related駆るかるNeutralTo spur on or impel, also to drive at high speed; a word of written, formal prose.
- Related扇情せんじょうNeutralStirring up emotions; today mostly seen in the adjective 「扇情的」 (sensational). Centers on feelings and desire rather than action.
- Related焚きつけるたきつけるNeutralLiterally to light or kindle a fire; figuratively to egg someone on. Colloquial.
- Related扇ぎ立てるあおぎたてるNeutralTo fan away constantly, by extension to keep agitating someone. Fairly rare.
- Related掻き立てるかきたてるNeutralTo whip up interest or feelings, as in 「好奇心を掻き立てる」; not necessarily toward anything bad.
- Related突き動かすつきうごかすNeutralAn inner impulse that propels someone to act; stresses the drive coming from within.
- Related急き立てるせきたてるNeutralTo hurry or press someone along; about urging speed, not stirring people up.
- Antonym鎮静ちんせいNeutralAntonym: to calm emotions or quell a disturbance — the opposite of stirring people up.
- Antonym沈静ちんせいNeutralAntonym: to settle down and grow quiet; the opposite of 「扇動」, which stirs things up.
Use 「扇動」 for inciting people to act or make trouble, as in 「群衆を扇動する」. In everyday speech say 「煽る」; for tempting someone into wrongdoing 「唆す」; for instigating a crime 「教唆」. 「アジテーション」 is the loanword heard in political movements, 「アジる」 its slangy verb. For whipping up feelings use 「掻き立てる」, for an inner drive 「突き動かす」 or 「駆り立てる」, and for merely hurrying someone 「急き立てる」 or 「促す」. The antonyms 「鎮静」 and 「沈静」 mean calming or settling down.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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