誘い出す|さそいだすsasoidasu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto lure; to invite out
Conjugation
Dictionary form誘い出す(さそいだす)
Polite (masu)誘い出します(さそいだします)
Negative (nai)誘い出さない(さそいださない)
polite (masen)誘い出しません(さそいだしません)
classical zu / nu誘い出さず・誘い出さぬ(さそいださず・さそいださぬ)
Past (ta)誘い出した(さそいだした)
polite (mashita)誘い出しました(さそいだしました)
Past negative (nakatta)誘い出さなかった(さそいださなかった)
polite (masen deshita)誘い出しませんでした(さそいだしませんでした)
Te form誘い出して(さそいだして)
Potential誘い出せる(さそいだせる)
Passive誘い出される(さそいだされる)
Causative誘い出させる(さそいださせる)
Causative passive誘い出させられる(さそいださせられる)
Conditional (ba)誘い出せば(さそいだせば)
tara誘い出したら(さそいだしたら)
Volitional誘い出そう(さそいだそう)
polite (mashou)誘い出しましょう(さそいだしましょう)
Imperative誘い出せ(さそいだせ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym連れ出すつれだすNeutralSimply takes someone outside, with the nuance of personally leading them along rather than luring.
  • Synonym誘うさそうNeutralThe most general word for inviting or enticing; not limited to getting someone to come outside.
  • Related誘引ゆういんWrittenNoun in written/formal prose for luring or attracting; used for drawing in insects, customers and the like.
  • Related誘導ゆうどうNeutralGuides someone to a destination or state; covers traffic direction and leading questions, so its range is much broader.
  • Related釣るつるNeutralLures with a reward, in figurative use; often said as 「お金で釣る」.
  • Related口説くくどくNeutralEarnestly and repeatedly persuades, or woos someone romantically; the emphasis is on winning consent, not on getting someone out.
  • Related誘惑ゆうわくNeutralNoun for tempting someone away from their original intent; stresses psychological enticement.
  • Related仕向けるしむけるNeutralIndirectly prompts someone to do something; no sense of going out involved.
  • Related誘いかけるさそいかけるNeutralFocuses on the act of speaking up to invite someone — making the invitation itself, not getting them out.
  • Related釣り出すつりだすNeutralVery close to 「誘い出す」, but lures the person out cleverly, with a stronger flavor of scheming.
  • Antonym引き止めるひきとめるNeutralAntonym: holds back or detains someone who is about to leave — the reverse of drawing a person out.
  • Antonym誘い込むさそいこむNeutralLures someone into a place or state — the opposite direction from 「誘い出す」, which brings them out.
  • Antonymおびき入れるおびきいれるNeutralUses bait or a scheme to trick someone into coming in; carries the sense of setting a trap.

Use 「誘い出す」 to invite or lure someone out. For a general invitation, pick 「誘う」; for taking someone out yourself, 「連れ出す」; for luring someone into a place or state, 「誘い込む」. 「釣り出す」 is close but adds a scheming nuance.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 誘さそって外そとに出でるようにする。
  2. ある行為こういをするように仕向しむける。
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