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招 : Beckon

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Components:
扌召

beckon, invite, summon, engage

On 'yomi:
ショウ(shou)
Kun 'yomi:
まね.く(mane.ku)
Strokes:8
Radical:扌 (64)
Usage Rating:840
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:5
Unicode:062db
jis208:30-23
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招 Usage examples

招じ入れる(しょうじいれる)to invite or usher in
差し招く(さしまねく)
さし招く(さしまねく)
差招く(さしまねく)		to beckon (to)
招待にあずかる(しょうたいにあずかる)
招待に与る(しょうたいにあずかる)		to receive an invitation
災いを招く(わざわいをまねく)to bring calamity upon oneself, to invite disaster, to court disaster
潮招き(シオマネキ)
潮招(シオマネキ)		fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata)
招致委員会(しょうちいいんかい)bid committee
招き入れる(まねきいれる)to invite in, to show someone in
招福(しょうふく)good luck charm, something that encourages or invites good luck
参考人招致(さんこうにんしょうち)requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
招へい理由書(しょうへいりゆうしょ)
招聘理由書(しょうへいりゆうしょ)		invitation letter (e.g. document in support of a visa to enter Japan)