誘い|さそいsasoi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouninvitation; introduction
   ロバートはとても忙いそがしかったのでゴルフの誘さそいを断ことわらざるを得えなかった。↗

   Robert was so busy he had to turn down an invitation to play golf.
2. nountemptation

• Synonym招待しょうたいNeutralInviting guests and entertaining them, as in 「招待状」 or 「家に招待する」; 「誘い」 is just asking someone along and does not in itself imply hospitality.
• Synonym招きまねきNeutralA more respectful way to speak of inviting someone, as in 「お招きいただく」; 「誘い」 sounds more casual.
• Synonym勧誘かんゆうNeutralPersuading someone to join or buy, as in 「保険の勧誘」; it carries a sales or recruitment flavor that 「誘い」 lacks.
• Synonym誘惑ゆうわくNeutralTemptation that draws someone from their original intent, as in 「甘いものの誘惑」; 「誘い」 is usually a neutral invitation.
• Synonymお呼びおよびCasualColloquial word for being called or invited somewhere; often seen in the negative 「お呼びでない」, meaning one is not wanted or needed.
• SynonymインビテーションNeutralLoanword for an invitation or printed invitation card, common for events and weddings; in everyday speech 「招待」 is the usual choice.
• Related招請しょうせいWrittenFormal written term for earnestly requesting someone to come; used mainly for inviting experts or guests from abroad.
• Related招致しょうちWrittenWritten word for courting or bidding to host something, as in 「五輪招致」; it can also refer to bringing about bad consequences.
• Related誘引ゆういんWrittenWritten term for luring or attracting; found mainly in biology and law, as in 「誘引物質」 (an attractant).
• Antonym拒否きょひNeutralA firm refusal of a request or invitation; the opposite of accepting a 「誘い」.
• Antonym辞退じたいNeutralPolitely declining an invitation, post or offer; a courteous counterpart to turning down a 「誘い」.

Use 「誘い」 for casual invitations between friends; 「招待」 when guests are formally received and entertained, 「招き」 for a more respectful tone, and 「勧誘」 for sales pitches or recruitment. 「誘惑」 is temptation, while 「招請」「招致」「誘引」 belong to formal prose. To decline, 「辞退」 is polite and 「拒否」 firm.

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1. 誘さそうこと。