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招待 (しょうたい, shoutai) Japanese meaning: invitation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N4 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 招待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 招しょう 待たい する 招しょう 待たい しない Polite 招しょう 待たい します 招しょう 待たい しません Past polite 招しょう 待たい しました 招しょう 待たい しませんでした Past 招しょう 待たい した 招しょう 待たい しなかった Te-form 招しょう 待たい して 招しょう 待たい しないで Desire 招しょう 待たい したい 招しょう 待たい したくない Potential 招しょう 待たい できる 招しょう 待たい できない Passive 招しょう 待たい される 招しょう 待たい されない Causative 招しょう 待たい させる 招しょう 待たい させない Causative passive 招しょう 待たい させられる 招しょう 待たい させられない Volitional 招しょう 待たい しよう Polite volitional 招しょう 待たい しましょう Imperative 招しょう 待たい しろ 招しょう 待たい するな Conditional 招しょう 待たい すれば 招しょう 待たい しなければ Tara conditional 招しょう 待たい したら 招しょう 待たい しなかったら
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I was invited to my friend's wedding.
I plan to invite him to the party.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 招しょう 待たい する to invite someone
I invited my friends to my birthday party.
招しょう 待たい を 受う ける to receive an invitation
I received an invitation to the wedding.
招しょう 待たい に 応おう じる to accept an invitation
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
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
We invited the president to our new office.
Related words· 10 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.
案内 focuses on guiding or informing someone about an event or place, while 招待 specifically means inviting someone to attend.
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.
Show 6 more 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.
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.
招待 is a formal invitation to an organized event, while 誘い is a casual offer to do something together.
Don't confuse with 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.
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.
Word family· 8 invited guest; invitee
complimentary ticket; invitation ticket; free pass
reserved guest seats; seats for invited guests
invitation day; date of an invitation
Etymology Compound of 招 (invite, beckon) and 待 (wait, treat). The combination conveys the idea of inviting and receiving someone as a guest.
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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.
招待 is a polite invitation to a specific event or place, while 勧誘 emphasizes persistently urging someone to join or participate.
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.
written invitation; invitation card
