誘引|ゆういんyuuin[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 誘い出さそいだすこと。誘さそって引き入ひきいれたりみちびいたりすること。
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