煽る|あおるaoru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto fan (oneself, flames, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto flap (in the wind)
- godan verb, transitive verbto instigate; to stir up; to incite; to agitate
- godan verb, transitive verbto drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something)
- godan verb, transitive verbto take a photo from a low angle
- godan verb, transitive verbto tailgate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 煽る（あおる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 煽ります（あおります） |
| Negative (nai) | 煽らない（あおらない） |
| polite (masen) | 煽りません（あおりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 煽らず・煽らぬ（あおらず・あおらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 煽った（あおった） |
| polite (mashita) | 煽りました（あおりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 煽らなかった（あおらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 煽りませんでした（あおりませんでした） |
| Te form | 煽って（あおって） |
| Potential | 煽れる（あおれる） |
| Passive | 煽られる（あおられる） |
| Causative | 煽らせる（あおらせる） |
| Causative passive | 煽らせられる・煽らされる（あおらせられる・あおらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 煽れば（あおれば） |
| tara | 煽ったら（あおったら） |
| Volitional | 煽ろう（あおろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 煽りましょう（あおりましょう） |
| Imperative | 煽れ（あおれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym扇ぐあおぐNeutralNeutral. The physical act of fanning air with a fan etc.; 「煽る」 leans toward stirring emotions or flames, and also covers aggressive driving, as in 「あおり運転」.
- Synonym扇動せんどうWrittenWritten/formal prose noun: inciting the masses to act, as in 「扇動罪」. 「煽る」 is a native Japanese verb and more general in scope.
- Synonym刺激しげきNeutralNeutral noun for stimulus or stimulation in general; 「煽る」 implies deliberately inflaming emotions or a situation.
- Synonym煽り立てるあおりたてるCasualColloquial: to fan hard or whip emotions up fiercely; stronger in degree than 「煽る」.
- RelatedおだてるCasualColloquial: to flatter and pump someone up, or egg them on, as in 「おだてに乗る」. 「煽る」 instead escalates feelings or a situation.
- RelatedそそのかすWrittenWritten/formal prose: to tempt or egg someone into doing something bad. 「煽る」 instead escalates emotions or a situation.
- Related突き上げるつきあげるNeutralNeutral: to push up from below, or for subordinates to pressure their bosses, as in 「部下に突き上げられる」. 「煽る」 is about instigation.
- Related駆るかるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to drive or spur someone on, or speed in a car, as in 「不安に駆られる」. 「煽る」 is instigation from outside.
- Related引きつけるひきつけるNeutralNeutral: to attract or draw someone in, as in 「人を引きつける」; also to twitch or convulse. 「煽る」 is about stirring up feelings.
- Related挑発ちょうはつWrittenWritten/formal prose noun: provoking or taunting someone, as in 「挑発に乗る」. 「煽る」 instead escalates emotions or a situation.
- Related促すうながすWrittenWritten/formal prose: to urge or prompt action, as in 「注意を促す」. 「煽る」 implies deliberate escalation.
- Related仕向けるしむけるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to lead or maneuver someone into a course of action. 「煽る」 is about stirring up feelings.
- Related焚きつけるたきつけるCasualColloquial: to light a fire, or to goad someone into doing something, as in 「友達を焚きつける」. 「煽る」 focuses on escalating feelings or a situation.
- Related掻き立てるかきたてるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to stir up interest, unease and the like, as in 「好奇心を掻き立てる」. 「煽る」 implies deliberate escalation.
- Related突き動かすつきうごかすWrittenWritten/formal prose: an impulse that drives someone to act, as in 「衝動に突き動かされる」. 「煽る」 is instigation from outside.
- Related扇ぎ立てるあおぎたてるCasualColloquial: to fan nonstop or keep whipping things up one after another; 「煽る」 is the more common word.
- RelatedけしかけるNeutralNeutral: to put someone up to something, or set a dog on someone, as in 「犬をけしかける」; common in speech too. 「煽る」 is about stirring feelings.
- Relatedかき起こすかきおこすNeutralNeutral: to poke or stir a fire so it burns hotter. 「煽る」 also covers fanning emotions.
- RelatedそそるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to whet or arouse appetite or interest, as in 「食欲をそそる」. 「煽る」 implies deliberate escalation.
- Related使嗾しそうWrittenWritten/formal prose noun for instigating or putting someone up to something. 「煽る」 instead escalates emotions or a situation.
- Antonym静めるしずめるWrittenWritten/formal prose: to quiet or calm things down; opposite of 「煽る」, which escalates rather than settles.
- AntonymなだめるNeutralNeutral: to soothe and calm someone's anger; common in speech too. It stands opposite to 「煽る」: appeasing rather than inflaming.
Default to 「煽る」 for fanning flames or inflaming emotions and situations, as in 「不安を煽る」 and 「あおり運転」. For flattery pick 「煽てる」; for goading someone into an act, 「焚きつける」 or 「唆す」; for arousing feelings like curiosity, 「掻き立てる」. The opposites are 「宥める」 and 「静める」, which calm rather than inflame.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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