招く （まねく） to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5
JLPT level: N3
840 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 8
Meaning: beckon, invite, summon, engage
Kunyomi: まね.く
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 扌 召
招
Radical
Radical: 手
Reading: てへん
Meaning: hand
Strokes: 3
手
Examples
Examples with audio
招待する（しょうたいする）invite
招待状（しょうたいじょう）invitation letter
招く（まねく）invite
招き猫（まねきねこ）beckoning cat
Onyomi Examples
招請 （ショウセイ） invitation
招集 （ショウシュウ） call, summons, convening, convocation
Kunyomi Examples
招く （まねく） to invite, to ask, to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to, to call in, to send for, to summon, to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in