expression, Godan verb

  1. to move to tears, to draw tears, to evoke tears.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
涙を誘う なみだをさそう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tears, sympathy
なみだ ルイ レイ (Early Jr. High, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
re-, return, revert
もど.す レイ (Early High School, N3)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
entice, lead, tempt
さそ.う ユウ いざな.う (Late Jr. High, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
excel, excellence, beauty
シュウ ひで ひい.でる (Early Jr. High, N1)
two-branch tree radical (no. 115)
カ いね (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
from, possessive particle, whereupon
ノ の すなわ.ち (Kentei Pre-1, N1)