Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 手招き(てまねき) in Japanese

手招き, 手まねき
Kana Reading
てまねき
Romaji
temaneki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    beckoning
    Example sentence
    彼女は僕に中へはいるよう手招きした。 She beckoned me to come in.

Examples of 手招き, 手まねき, てまねき in a sentence

Kanji in this word

招 JLPT 3

8 strokes

beckon, invite, summon, engage

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: まね.く

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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