01
招く
まねく
to invite, beckon
Meanings
- beckon
- invite
- summon
- engage
Readings
Onyomi
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- まね.く
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Useful words
02
招待
しょうたい
invitation
03
招待状
しょうたいじょう
invitation card
04
招集
しょうしゅう
summoning, convening
05
手招き
てまねき
beckoning
06
招き猫
まねきねこ
beckoning cat
Compare Kanji
01迎Meaning90%welcome, meetInviting and welcoming form a natural social action pair.02呼Meaning84%call, call out toBeckoning is often a calling gesture rather than just a spoken call.03誘Meaning82%entice, leadInvitation becomes persuasion or luring in this nearby meaning.04召Component78%seduce, callThe summon block at the right edge carries the call-in idea.05掛Component62%hang, suspendA hand-action shape reappears here, but the result is hanging or applying.06指Component60%finger, point toA pointing hand gives another social gesture, separate from inviting.