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Meaning of 招く(まねく) in Japanese

招く
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
まねく
Romaji
maneku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to invite; to ask
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to call in; to send for; to summon
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

Examples of 招く, まねく in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
招く
Plain Polite
招きます
Negative
招かない
Negative Polite
招きません

Past

Plain
招いた
Plain Polite
招きました
Negative
招かなかった
Negative Polite
招きませんでした

Te

Plain
招いて
Plain Polite
招きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
招かれる
Plain Polite
招かれます
Negative
招かれない
Negative Polite
招かれません


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

8 strokes

beckon, invite, summon, engage

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: まね.く

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