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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
    Example sentence
    ただし、調子に乗ると失敗を招くので注意！ However if you get carried away you'll risk failure so take care!
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
    Example sentence
    お世辞に乗せられると、身の破滅を招く。 When the flatterer pipes, then the devil dances.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to call in; to send for; to summon
    Example sentence
    旱魃は食糧不足を招いた。 The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
    Example sentence
    隣近所の人を夕食に招いた。 I called my neighbors over for dinner.

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
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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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