煽る
あおる
verb (godan)
to fan; to incite; to tailgate
See also:
煽り (noun form)
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 煽る | 煽らない |
| Present polite | 煽ります | 煽りません |
| Past | 煽った | 煽らなかった |
| Past polite | 煽りました | 煽りませんでした |
| て form | 煽って | 煽らなくて |
| ている present | 煽っている | 煽っていない |
| ている polite | 煽っています | 煽っていません |
| ている past | 煽っていた | 煽っていなかった |
| ている past polite | 煽っていました | 煽っていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 煽れば | 煽らなければ |
| Conditional たら | 煽ったら | 煽らなかったら |
| Volitional | 煽ろう | — |
| Volitional polite | 煽りましょう | — |
| Potential | 煽れる | 煽れない |
| Passive | 煽られる | 煽られない |
| Causative | 煽らせる | 煽らせない |
| Imperative | 煽れ | 煽るな |
1.
to fan; to flap
to create airflow by fanning something
2.
to incite; to stir up; to provoke
to encourage or provoke someone to take action, often negative
煽る has three main meanings: physical fanning, inciting emotions/actions, and aggressive driving.
Verb type
- Godan verb (る-verb with ら-row conjugation)
- Transitive
Writing
- 煽る uses 煽 (fan, incite)
- Often written in hiragana in casual contexts
Sense 1 (FANNING)
- Physical action of creating airflow
- Common with fire, fans, curtains
Sense 2 (INCITING)
- Very common in news and social media contexts
- Usually negative connotation
- Common objects: 不安 (anxiety), 対立 (conflict), 感情 (emotions)
Sense 3 (TAILGATING)
- Modern driving-related usage
- 煽り運転 (tailgating, aggressive driving) became a legal term
- Social issue that gained attention in 2010s Japan
Common collocations
- 不安を煽る (incite anxiety)
- 恐怖を煽る (stoke fear)
- 対立を煽る (stir up conflict)
- 煽り運転 (tailgating)
- 感情を煽る (provoke emotions)
Compounds
- 煽り (noun: incitement; tailgating)
- 煽動 (agitation, instigation)
Register: Neutral. Common in news media for sense 2, everyday speech for sense 3.