Japanese symbol for “temptation”
誘惑
ゆうわく
Romaji: yuuwaku
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement
In Japanese, temptation is 誘惑, read ゆうわく (yuuwaku).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “temptation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誘い | さそい sasoi | temptation |
| テンプテーション | テンプテーション tenputeeshon | temptation |
| テンタサン | テンタサン tentasan | temptation |
| 目の毒 | めのどく menodoku | tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誘導 | ゆうどう yuudou | guidance; leading; induction |
| 誘拐 | ゆうかい yuukai | abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping |
| 誘う | さそう sasou | to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for) |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう kan'yuu | invitation; solicitation; canvassing |
| 誘い | さそい sasoi | invitation; introduction |
| 迷惑 | めいわく meiwaku | trouble; bother; annoyance |
| 思惑 | おもわく omowaku | expectation; anticipation; prediction |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく giwaku | doubt; misgivings; distrust |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.