招 — kanji meaning “beckon”
招
beckon, invite, summon, engage
- Meanings
- beckon, invite, summon, engage
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- まね.く
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #840 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- zhāo — Chinese character page
Words with 招
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 招待 | しょうたい shoutai | invitation |
| 招き | まねき maneki | invitation |
| 招致 | しょうち shouchi | invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics) |
| 招集 | しょうしゅう shoushuu | call; summons; convening |
| 招く | まねく maneku | to invite; to ask |
| 手招き | てまねき temaneki | beckoning |
| 招請 | しょうせい shousei | invitation |
| 招聘 | しょうへい shouhei | (courteous) invitation; call |
| 招き猫 | まねきねこ manekineko | beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain) |
| 招待客 | しょうたいきゃく shoutaikyaku | invitee |
| 招福 | しょうふく shoufuku | good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck |
| 招来 | しょうらい shourai | invitation; bringing over |
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