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Invitation Send Fingers Seduce 招 ショウ まね.く Beckon

Kanji
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
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 650

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000

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