Kanji
招
kanji character
beckon
invite
summon
engage
招 kanji-招 beckon, invite, summon, engage
招
Meaning
beckon invite summon
Readings
Kun'yomi
- まねく
On'yomi
- しょう たい invitation
- しょう ち invitation
- しょう しゅう call
Practice Writing
Stroke: 1/8
Common Words
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招 くto invite, to ask, to beckon... -
招 待 invitation -
招 致 invitation, summons, bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics)... -
招 きinvitation -
招 集 call, summons, convening... -
招 請 invitation -
招 喚 summons, subpoena, citation... -
招 聘 (courteous) invitation, call -
招 へい(courteous) invitation, call -
手 招 きbeckoning -
招 来 invitation, bringing over, bringing about... -
招 宴 banquet, invitation to a party, party -
招 魂 invocation of the spirits of the dead -
招 福 good luck charm, something that encourages or invites good luck -
招 木 part of a loom -
招 じるto invite, to show (someone) in -
招 ずるto invite, to show (someone) in -
招 き猫 beckoning cat, figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain) -
潮 招 fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata) -
招 待 券 complimentary ticket, invitation card, invitation ticket -
招 待 状 (written) invitation, letter of invitation -
招 待 日 day or date of an invitation -
招 待 客 invitee -
招 待 席 seats reserved for guests -
招 請 国 inviting country, host nation -
招 婿 婚 marriage in which a man is adopted into the bride's family, matrilocal marriage -
招 魂 社 shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead -
招 魂 祭 memorial service (esp. for war dead) -
招 きよせるto gesture to come closer, to beckon, to call... -
手 招 くto beckon