招

Meaning

招 centers on calling someone to come or participate: beckoning with a gesture, inviting, summoning, or engaging someone's attention or service.

• 招待しょうたい
  N4

  invitation

• 招くまねく
  N3

  to invite; to ask

• 招集しょうしゅう

  call; summons; convening; convocation

• 招致しょうち
  N4

  invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling

• 招聘しょうへい

  (courteous) invitation; call

• 招き猫まねきねこ

  beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)

• 招待客しょうたいきゃく

  invitee

• 招きまねき
  N1

  invitation

• 手招きてまねき

  beckoning

• 招き入れるまねきいれる

  to invite in; to show someone in

• 招福しょうふく

  good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck

• 招来しょうらい

  invitation; bringing over

• 招請しょうせい

  invitation

• 招魂しょうこん

  invocation of the spirits of the dead

• 不招請勧誘ふしょうせいかんゆう

  unsolicited promotion

• 参考人招致さんこうにんしょうち

  requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)

• 国会招致こっかいしょうち

  summons to appear before the Diet

• 差し招くさしまねく

  to beckon (to); to invite

• 手招くてまねく

  to beckon

• 招かれざる客まねかれざるきゃく

  uninvited guest

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