請しょうじる

しょ

う

じ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Used for inviting someone into a room or building, often with a polite or formal tone. Less common than 招く or 案内する in everyday speech.

客きゃくを応おう接せつ間まに請しょうじる。
Show the guest into the reception room.
彼かれは私わたしを書しょ斎さいに請しょうじて

くれ

た

。

He kindly invited me into his study.

Written forms

請しょうじる
Standard kanji spelling for inviting or showing someone in.
招しょうじるUsage100%
Alternate kanji spelling; 招 is commonly associated with inviting.

Kanji

請solicit, invite, ask
招beckon, invite, summon

Similar words

招まねく
招く is the common verb for 'invite' and is used in a wide range of contexts, while 請じる is more formal and specifically means to invite or show someone into a place.
案あん内ないする
案内する means 'to guide' or 'to show around' and is more general; 請じる emphasizes the act of inviting someone in, often with a sense of hospitality.

Etymology

The reading しょうじる is derived from the classical verb 請ず (しょうず), which itself comes from 請 (しょう, 'request' or 'invite') + す (verbal suffix). The kanji 請 carries the core meaning of 'request' or 'invite', while 招 is an alternative character also meaning 'invite'.