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誘惑
yuuwaku
Description
「誘惑」は、人を良くないことや、したくなることに引き寄せる力のことです。
"誘惑" is the power that draws people toward bad or tempting things.
ダイエット中に見るケーキは、大きな誘惑になります。
Cake seen during a diet becomes a big "誘惑".
Meanings
誘惑yuuwaku
temptation; enticement
甘い物の誘惑に負けてしまった。
I gave in to the temptation of sweets.
誘惑するyuuwaku suru
to tempt; to lure; to seduce
彼はいつも私を遊びに誘惑する。
He always tempts me to hang out.
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Notes
- Etymology
誘 (invite/entice) + 惑 (be confused/tempted), combining to mean drawing someone astray.
- Nuance
often carries a sense of being pulled toward something pleasurable but unwise.
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