- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5u, vt] to invite; to ask (someone to do); to call (for); to take (someone) along
  2. 2. [v5u, vt] to tempt; to lure; to entice; to seduce
  3. 3. [v5u, vt] to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy); to provoke

Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)

Dictionary form (sasou)
Polite (sasoimasu)
Past, plain (sasotta)
Past, polite (sasoimashita)
Negative, plain (sasowanai)
Negative, polite (sasoimasen)
Past negative, plain (sasowanakatta)
Past negative, polite (sasoimasendeshita)
Te-form (sasotte)
Potential (sasoeru)
Volitional (sasoou)
Conditional (―ba) (sasoeba)
Passive (sasowareru)
Causative (sasowaseru)
Imperative (sasoe)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.