Skip to content
今日の漢字
Grade 5JLPT N3

beckon, invite, summon, engage

8 strokes · frequency rank #840

On
ショウ
Kun
まね.く

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Common words

  1. しょうたいinvitation1
    • Thank you for your invitation.

    • Did you invite him?

    • I was invited to dinner.

  2. しょうちinvitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling2
  3. まねきinvitation3
    • It was kind of you to invite us.

    • It was kind of you to invite us.

    • Thank you very much for your invitation.

  4. まねくto invite; to ask4
    • My mistake incurred his anger.

    • The policeman beckoned to me with his forefinger.

    • We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.

  5. しょうせいinvitation5
  6. しょうしゅうcall; summons; convening; convocation6
    • The President called out the troops.

    • He called together everyone who was a captain and above.

  7. しょうへい(courteous) invitation; call7
  8. てまねきbeckoning8
    • She beckoned me to come in.

    • He tried to speak by word or gesture.

    • He beckoned me nearer.

Study