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招き (まねき, maneki) Japanese meaning: invitation | Kotomora
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I received an invitation to my friend's wedding.
He attended the party at the invitation of the company president.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 招まね きを 受う ける to receive an invitation from someone
I gave a lecture at the university's invitation.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 招まね きに 応おう じる to accept/respond to someone's invitation
He accepted the president's invitation and attended the party.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 招まね きで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something at someone's invitation
I visited Japan at the invitation of a friend.
Related words 招待 is the standard, more formal word for an invitation to an event, while 招き is a broader, slightly more literary term that can describe the same act of inviting.
誘い is a casual invitation to do something together (like going out), whereas 招き carries more of a sense of formally welcoming someone to a place or event.
招聘 is a very formal word for inviting a distinguished person (e.g. a scholar or expert) to a position, while 招き is a plainer, more general term for an invitation.
Etymology The noun form of the verb 招く (まねく, to invite). The kanji 招 means 'invite' or 'beckon'.
招まね き 寄よ せる
beckon; summon; gesture to come closer
