誘引|ゆういんyuuin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbenticement; inducement; attraction
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 誘引する(ゆういんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 誘引します(ゆういんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 誘引しない(ゆういんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 誘引しません(ゆういんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 誘引せず・誘引せぬ(ゆういんせず・ゆういんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 誘引した(ゆういんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 誘引しました(ゆういんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 誘引しなかった(ゆういんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 誘引しませんでした(ゆういんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 誘引して(ゆういんして) |
| Potential | 誘引できる(ゆういんできる) |
| Passive | 誘引される(ゆういんされる) |
| Causative | 誘引させる(ゆういんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 誘引させられる(ゆういんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 誘引すれば(ゆういんすれば) |
| tara | 誘引したら(ゆういんしたら) |
| Volitional | 誘引しよう(ゆういんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 誘引しましょう(ゆういんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 誘引しろ(ゆういんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym誘惑ゆうわくNeutralEveryday word for temptation: it stresses clouding someone's mind and leading them toward what they should not do, and carries a stronger negative tinge than 「誘引」.
- Synonym魅惑みわくWrittenWritten word: it stresses bewitching people with allure, often of beauty or fragrance, and sounds more elegant and literary than 「誘引」.
- Synonym誘発ゆうはつWrittenWritten word for inducing an effect or event, such as accidents or illness, or normal reactions like ovulation; it stresses causing a result, not luring people.
- Synonym引きつけるひきつけるNeutralAttracts or draws near, and can also mean convulsions; broader in use than 「惹きつける」.
- SynonymテンプテーションNeutralLoanword meaning the same as 「誘惑」; rare in everyday speech, it turns up mostly in song titles and advertising, and is never used for luring animals.
- Synonym蠱惑こわくWrittenRare written word for bewitching people, often as 「蠱惑的な」 to describe a seductive, glamorous beauty; 「誘引」 has none of that bewitching color.
- Related誘うさそうNeutralThe everyday word for inviting or enticing: it covers asking someone to do something together and is far more casual than 「誘引」.
- Related誘い出すさそいだすNeutralLures someone out or invites them out; it stresses getting a person to come outside, making it more concrete than 「誘引」.
- Related引き寄せるひきよせるNeutralPulls something close or attracts it: it can mean physically drawing a thing nearer as well as attracting people, while 「誘引」 is the more literary, written word.
- RelatedアピールNeutralColloquial loanword for appealing or showing off one's charm; it stresses actively presenting yourself, not drawing people over.
- RelatedそそのかすWrittenWritten word for egging someone on to do something bad; it is more negative than 「誘引」.
- Related煽るあおるNeutralFans flames or stirs people up; it stresses rousing emotions or fire, not luring someone to a place.
- Related誘導ゆうどうNeutralGuides people or things to a destination, or steers thoughts and behaviour in a direction; unlike 「誘引」 it does not stress luring with an attraction.
- Related誘いさそいNeutralNoun for an invitation or enticement; common in daily life and more colloquial than 「誘引」.
- Related促すうながすWrittenWritten word for urging someone on or hastening things; it stresses pushing a person to act and carries no nuance of enticement.
- Related駆るかるWrittenDrives or spurs on, often in the passive 「不安に駆られる」; it pushes from behind, while 「誘引」 draws forward.
- Related釣るつるNeutralFishes, and figuratively lures people with the bait of profit; colloquial.
- Related口説くくどくNeutralColloquial word for persuading someone or wooing a love interest; it stresses repeated coaxing or chatting someone up.
- RelatedそそるNeutralWhets interest or appetite, as in 「食欲をそそる」; it stresses stirring up a desire, not drawing the object itself over.
- Related誘いかけるさそいかけるNeutralSpeaking to someone to invite or entice them; it stresses actively calling out to a person and is more colloquial than 「誘引」.
- Related釣り込むつりこむNeutralUses clever talk to lure someone in and make them take the bait; rare in speech.
- Related誘起ゆうきWrittenWritten word for triggering a phenomenon, reaction or emotion, as in 「感情を誘起する」; it does not mean luring a person over.
- Related誘い込むさそいこむNeutralLures someone into a place or state, stressing the pulling-in; more colloquial than 「誘引」.
- Related吸い寄せるすいよせるNeutralDraws things in like a magnet; it stresses the pull of attraction and is used mostly of gazes and crowds.
- Related惹きつけるひきつけるNeutralCharms hearts and wins interest or affection, usually of people; 「誘引」 can also mean luring animals or insects over.
- Antonym反発はんぱつNeutralAversion or repulsion; it points in the opposite direction from 「誘引」, which draws people in.
- Antonym忌避きひWrittenWritten word for shunning or avoiding something; it is the opposite of 「誘引」, which lures and attracts.
「誘引」 is the written word for luring or attracting, typically customers or animals. For everyday invitations use 「誘う」; for temptation with a negative tinge use 「誘惑」; for causing a phenomenon or event use 「誘発」. The other words differ in nuance: some stir desire or emotion rather than draw someone over, others are more colloquial or more literary.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


