| 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. | 
| RTK Index (new) | 702 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000
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