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煽

煽: fan

fan; stir up; incite
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Readings

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セン
Kun
あおる・おだてる・おこる

あおる in everyday words (煽り運転 tailgating); せん in 煽動 and 煽情, usually written 扇動 and 扇情 in standard text.

Key words

煽るあおるto fan; to stir up
煽てるおだてるto flatter into doing something
煽動せんどうincitement
煽り運転あおりうんてんtailgating; road rage
煽りを食うあおりをくうto suffer the fallout

Example sentences

The strong wind fanned the small fire even more.

Egged on by everyone, he ended up taking the class representative job.

He tried to incite the crowd and start a riot.

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