noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
beckoning; waving someone over
The act of gesturing with one's hand to call someone closer. Often used with する to describe the action.
彼は私を手招きした。
He beckoned me over.
入口で友達が手招きしている。
My friend is waving me over at the entrance.
Standard kanji spelling.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
招く is a general verb for inviting or beckoning, while 手招き specifically refers to the hand gesture.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 招き (beckoning), the noun form of 招く (to beckon).