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誘 = 秀 + 言

誘 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “entice”. It is built from 秀 (excel) and 言 (say). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 982.

Keyword
entice
RTK frame
982
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ユウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さそ.う, いざな.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
соблазн
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
誘 persuade

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 秀 excel
  2. 言 say

How to find 誘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “excel” + “say”. 誘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 誘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.