invite, beckon
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショウ
- ショ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- まね.く
About this kanji
The kanji 「招」 primarily means to invite or beckon. It is often used as a verb, as in the native reading まね.く, which describes the action of summoning someone or calling them over. In Japanese, you will frequently see it in compounds such as 招待 (しょうたい), which means 'invitation'; 招集 (しょうしゅう), meaning 'summons'; and 招き猫 (まねきねこ), referring to the 'beckoning cat' that is thought to bring good luck. A fun usage note is that the phrase 招かれざる客 (まねかれざるきゃく) translates to 'uninvited guest,' emphasizing the idea of invitation in a negative context.
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Example sentences
友達を招待する予定だ。
I plan to invite my friends.
Meanings across languages
- English
- invite, beckon
- Tiếng Việt
- mời, gọi
- 日本語
- 招待する, 招く
- 한국어
- 초대하다
- 中文
- 邀请
- id
- mengundang
- th
- เชื้อเชิญ
- es
- invitar
- fr
- inviter
- de
- einladen
- pt
- convidar
Common compounds
- 招待しょうたいinvitation
- 招集しょうしゅうsummons
- 招き猫まねきねこbeckoning cat (lucky cat)
- 招かれざる客まねかれざるきゃくuninvited guest
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