誘 Invite

Radical Combination

• 言

  Say
• 禾

  Grain
• 乃

  Stairs

Meaning

Primary

Invite

Alternative

Lure

Mnemonic

You say you've left some grain on the stairs. This is how you invite people into your place.

Hints

Picture yourself saying out loud how you've left grain on the stairs, trying to lure people in. You're surprised people are actually falling for this.

Readings

On’yomi

ゆう

Kun’yomi

さそ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You've invited people in by leaving grain on the stairs but some youths (ゆう) have ended up eating all the grain.

Hints

Imagine the youths just loitering in the stairs having eaten all the grain and taking up all the space making it impossible for anyone else to come in.