招しょう待たい

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

招待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Refers to the act of inviting someone to an event, party, or gathering, or the invitation itself. Commonly used with する to mean 'to invite'.

〈人ひと〉を招しょう待たいするto invite someone
誕たん生じょう日びパーティーに友とも達だちを招しょう待たいした。
I invited my friends to my birthday party.
招しょう待たいを受うけるto receive an invitation
結けっ婚こん式しきの招しょう待たいを受うけた。
I received an invitation to the wedding.
招しょう待たいに応おうじるto accept an invitation
彼かれは招しょう待たいに応おうじて会かい場じょうに来きた。
He accepted the invitation and came to the venue.
招しょう待たいを断ことわるto decline an invitation
都つ合ごうが悪わるくて招しょう待たいを断ことわった。
I declined the invitation because it didn't fit my schedule.
〈人ひと〉を〈場ば所しょ〉に招しょう待たいするto invite someone to a place
社しゃ長ちょうを新あたらしいオフィスに招しょう待たいした。
We invited the president to our new office.

誘さそうN4
誘う is a casual, everyday word for inviting someone to do something together, while 招待する is more formal and typically used for parties or official events.
招まねくN3
招く is a slightly literary verb meaning to invite or summon someone, often used for guests of honor, whereas 招待 is the more common noun/する-verb for everyday invitations.
案あん内ないN5
案内 focuses on guiding or informing someone about an event or place, while 招待 specifically means inviting someone to attend.
招しょう請せい
招請 is a stiffer, more official term for inviting someone (e.g. a foreign dignitary), while 招待 is used for both formal and everyday invitations.

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招まねきN1
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.
迎むかえるN5
招待する means to formally invite someone to an event, whereas 迎える in this sense focuses on the act of calling or summoning someone (like a doctor or specialist) to come.
誘さそいN3
招待 is a formal invitation to an organized event, while 誘い is a casual offer to do something together.
招しょう致ちN4
招待 is a general, everyday invitation extended to a person or group, while 招致 is a formal term used for bidding to host events, conferences, or the Olympics.
勧かん誘ゆうN1
招待 is a polite invitation to a specific event or place, while 勧誘 emphasizes persistently urging someone to join or participate.
お呼よび
招待 refers specifically to a formal invitation to an event, whereas お呼び is a broader honorific term for being called or wanted by someone, as in the set phrase お呼びがかかる.

紹しょう介かいN5
紹介 means to introduce someone or something, while 招待 means to invite someone; the two are easily confused because both start with しょう and share the kanji 招/紹.
接せっ待たいN1
招待 just means to invite someone to an event, while 接待 is the actual act of wining and dining a guest, often as a business favor.

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招待Usage100%
- しょうたい
  Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
- しょうだい
  out-dated reading
請待
rarely-used kanji form
- しょうたい
  Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 招待.
- しょうだい
  out-dated reading
しょうだい
out-dated reading

Compound of 招 (invite, beckon) and 待 (wait, treat). The combination conveys the idea of inviting and receiving someone as a guest.