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    3. 招く

    招く

    招まねく​

    to invite

    N3KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab9 strokes

    まねく

    Verb, Transitive

    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

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    友とも達だちを家いえに招まねきました。

    I invited my friend to my house.

    KMT4Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    彼かれは手てを振ふって私わたしを招まねき入いれました。

    He waved his hand and beckoned me in.

    KMT7Daily Life
    誕たん生じょう日びパーティーにたくさんの人ひとを招まねく予よ定ていです。

    I plan to invite many people to my birthday party.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    不ふ注ちゅう意いな行こう動どうが、思おもわぬ事じ故こを招まねくことがあります。

    Careless actions can sometimes lead to unexpected accidents.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは海かい外がいからの投とう資しを招まねくために尽じん力りょくしています。

    He is striving to attract investment from overseas.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    招
    まね.く…(1)
    beckon・invite・summon・engage
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
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