Question

招 まね.く 招待(しょうたい): invitation招き(まねき): invitation招く(まねく): (1) to invite; to ask (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to (3) to call in; to send for; to summon (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in 5 手: hand召: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold) 手 4 (none) beckon I bet you all know the Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, who with its raised fingers tries to seduce all good things (success, happiness and harmony) to its owner.

Accepted Answer

ショウ beckon, invite, summon, engage 3 840 8 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic A Geisha beckons you with her index finger, and as you approach she runs her fingers all over her body in an attempt to seduce you. Keyword meaning : “invite”.

Kanji	招
Onyomi	ショウ
Kunyomi	まね.く
English	beckon, invite, summon, engage
Examples	招待(しょうたい): invitation 招き(まねき): invitation 招く(まねく): (1) to invite; to ask (2) to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to (3) to call in; to send for; to summon (4) to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	840
Components	手: hand 召: seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold)
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	beckon
Koohii Story 1	A Geisha beckons you with her index finger, and as you approach she runs her fingers all over her body in an attempt to seduce you. Keyword meaning : “invite”.
Koohii Story 2	I bet you all know the Maneki Neko, or beckoning cat, who with its raised fingers tries to seduce all good things (success, happiness and harmony) to its owner.

Invitation Send Fingers Seduce 招 ショウ まね.く Beckon

Invitation Send Fingers Seduce 招ショウまね.く Beckon