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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

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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

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